Microbial degradation is the main mechanism responsible for the recovery of contaminated
sites, where a huge body of investigations is available in which most concentrate on single …

Abstract The Blue Growth strategy promises a sustainable use of marine resources for the
benefit of the society. However, oil pollution in the marine environment is still a serious issue …

The biosynthesis of short-chain alcohols is a carbon-neutral alternative to petroleum-derived
production, but strain screening operations are encumbered by laborious analytics. Here …

The distributed genome hypothesis (DGH) states that each strain within a bacterial species
receives a unique distribution of genes from a population-based supragenome that is many …

Salt is an essential requirement of life. Already from ancient times (eg, see the books of the
Bible) its importance in human life has been known. For example, salt symbolizes …

Bioremediation, stimulating the biodegradation of spilled oil, has proven to be a safe and
effective paradigm for dealing with marine oil spills. This chapter focuses on the …

Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2T is an important obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium
(OHCB) that can dominate microbial communities following marine oil spills. It possesses …

The marine obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Thalassolituus oleivorans MIL-1
metabolizes a broad range of aliphatic hydrocarbons almost exclusively as carbon and …

The responses of the natural microbial community in contaminated and uncontaminated
sediments of the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea were evaluated by microcosm …

In an era of rising population density and industrialization, the environment confronts
growing challenges. Soil, agricultural land, and water bodies are becoming increasingly …