A vast array of biological materials, especially bacteria, algae, yeasts and fungi have
received increasing attention for heavy metal removal and recovery due to their good …

Microbes play key geoactive roles in the biosphere, particularly in the areas of element
biotransformations and biogeochemical cycling, metal and mineral transformations …

Bacteria in the gut can modulate the availability and efficacy of therapeutic drugs. However,
the systematic map** of the interactions between drugs and bacteria has only started …

Wastewater Microbiology focuses on microbial contaminants found in wastewater, methods
of detection for these contaminants, and methods of cleansing water of microbial …

Biosorption is a technique that can be used for the removal of pollutants from waters,
especially those that are not easily biodegradable such as metals and dyes. A variety of …

Biosorption may be simply defined as the removal of substances from solution by biological
material. Such substances can be organic and inorganic, and in gaseous, soluble or …

Heavy-metal pollution represents an important environmental problem due to the toxic
effects of metals, and their accumulation throughout the food chain leads to serious …

Heavy metals, a treasure of nature, turns to be toxic at high concentrations in water. Among
several methods adopted to alleviate heavy metal pollution, bioremediation is considered to …

The heavy metals cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) are extensively used in industry and
result in water and soil contamination. The highly toxic Cd (II) and Cr (VI) are the most …

The treatment of environmental pollution by microorganisms is a promising technology.
Various genetic approaches have been developed and used to optimize the enzymes …