Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-degrading strains resuscitated by resuscitation promoting factor (Rpf) enlarged pure degraders to screen effective bio-inoculants for soil bioaugmentation. In this study, whole-genome analysis and PCB-degrading performance of a resuscitated strain LS1 were...

Durability and affordability are two main reasons for the widespread consumption of plastic in the world. However, the inability of these materials to undergo degradation has become a significant threat to the environment and human health To address this issue, bioplastics have emerged as a...

Slow decomposition of straw returning will lead to the aggravation of diseases and insect pests, affecting the growth of the next crop and causing the reduction of grain crops. This research was designed to investigate the effects of rumen microorganisms at different depths on straw returning to...

Cyanobacterial pigments have an evolving market demand as natural colorants with numerous health benefits and diversified applications. Nevertheless, scaling up cyanobacterial pigment production to meet the market demand is economically unsustainable due to the high upstream processing costs,...

The present work describes the screening of thermotolerant bacteria isolated from Thar Desert environmental samples for lipase activity and their catalytic efficiencies, such as tolerance to extreme pHs, temperatures, and organic solvents, and efficiency to synthesize biodiesel from waste cooking...

Lignin, a highly heterogeneous polymer of lignocellulosic biomass, is intricately associated with cellulose and hemicellulose, responsible for its strength and rigidity. Lignin decomposition is carried out through certain enzymes derived from microorganisms to promote the hydrolysis of lignin....

Bioremediation has been proven to be efficient method of cleaning up oil contaminated soils through the application of proper microorganism to contaminated soils. Hence, this research involves the bioremediation of four different types of contaminated soil. The soils were categorized as laterite,...

This research investigates the biodegradation of perchlorate in the presence of the co-contaminants nitrate and chlorate using soluble and slow-release carbon sources. In addition, the impact of bio-augmentation and dilution, which results in lower total dissolved salts (TDS) and contaminant...

Plastic accumulation has become a serious environmental threat. Mitigation of plastic is important to save the ecosystem of our planet. With current research being focused on microbial degradation of plastics, microbes with the potential to degrade polyethylene were isolated in this study. In vitro ...

Coal gangue (CG), one of the world's largest industrial solid wastes produced during coal mining, is extremely difficult to be used owing to its combined contents of clay minerals and organic macromolecules. This study explored a novel process of degrading the harmful organic compounds in the CG...