ABSTRACT A unique gene cluster responsible for kojibiose utilization was identified in the
genome of Pyrococcus sp. strain ST04. The proteins it encodes hydrolyze kojibiose, a …

Minerals constitute an ecological niche poorly investigated in the soil, in spite of their
important role in biogeochemical cycles and plant nutrition. To evaluate the impact of …

Geobacter sulfurreducens is a model bacterium to study the degradation of organic
compounds coupled to the reduction of Fe (III). The response of G. sulfurreducens to the …

Microorganisms have long been recognized for their capacity to catalyze the weathering of
silicate minerals. While the vast majority of studies on microbially mediated silicate …

Thermophilic bacteria have been isolated from several terrestrial, marine and industrial
environments. Anaerobic digesters treating organic wastes are often an important source of …

The ability of Chromohalobacter marismortui to precipitate carbonate and phosphate
minerals has been demonstrated for the first time. Mineral precipitation in both solid and …

Acidobacteriota are one of the major prokaryotic groups in soils and peatlands. They are
especially abundant in acidic peat bogs, where representatives of the well-characterized …

For tolerating extreme desiccation, cyanobacteria are known to produce both compatible
solutes at intracellular level and a copious amount of exopolysaccharides as a protective …

Chthonomonas calidirosea T49T is a low-abundance, carbohydrate-scavenging, and
thermophilic soil bacterium with a seemingly disorganized genome. We hypothesized that …

Abstract Dichloromethane (DCM; CH2Cl2) is a toxic groundwater pollutant that also has a
detrimental effect on atmospheric ozone levels. As a dense non-aqueous phase liquid, DCM …