Bioremediation through microbes: systems biology and metabolic engineering approach

AK Dangi, B Sharma, RT Hill… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Today, environmental pollution is a serious problem, and bioremediation can play an
important role in cleaning contaminated sites. Remediation strategies, such as chemical and …

Medium-chain alkane biodegradation and its link to some unifying attributes of alkB genes diversity

EO Fenibo, R Selvarajan, ALK Abia… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrocarbon footprints in the environment, via biosynthesis, natural seepage,
anthropogenic activities and accidents, affect the ecosystem and induce a shift in the healthy …

Enhanced degradation of different crude oils by defined engineered consortia of Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1 mutants based on their alkane metabolism

J Liu, B Zhao, Y Lan, T Ma - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial consortia offer an attractive biodegradation strategy for removing hydrocarbons
from oil-contaminated sites. In this study, we explored the degradation properties of …

Recent advances in Emulsan production, purification, and application: Exploring bioemulsifiers unique potentials

AP D'Almeida, TL de Albuquerque… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioemulsifiers are compounds produced by microorganisms that reduce the interfacial
forces between hydrophobic substances and water. Due to their potential in the …

Sorption of petroleum hydrocarbons before transmembrane transport and the structure, mechanisms and functional regulation of microbial membrane transport …

J Wu, R Zhao, L Zhao, Q Xu, J Lv, F Ma - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of the global industrialization process, as an important energy
and strategic resource, petroleum is widely used in various fields. Meanwhile, the leakage of …

Characterization and Transcriptome Analysis of a Long-Chain n-Alkane-Degrading Strain Acinetobacter pittii SW-1

W Kong, C Zhao, X Gao, L Wang, Q Tian, Y Liu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Strain sw-1, isolated from 7619-m seawater of the Mariana Trench, was identified as
Acinetobacter pittii by 16S rRNA gene and whole-genome sequencing. A. pittii sw-1 was …

Sustainable production of bioemulsifiers, a critical overview from microorganisms to promising applications

D Rubio-Ribeaux, RAM Da Costa… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Microbial bioemulsifiers are molecules of amphiphilic nature and high molecular weight that
are efficient in emulsifying two immiscible phases such as water and oil. These molecules …

Applying Raman Microspectroscopy to Evaluate the Effects of Nutrient Cations on Alkane Bioavailability to Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1

H Li, D Zhang, J Luo, KC Jones… - Environmental Science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Contamination with petroleum hydrocarbons causes extensive damage to ecological
systems. On oil-contaminated sites, alkanes are major components; many indigenous …

Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals different adaptation mechanisms for degradation of very long‐chain and normal long‐chain alkanes in Dietzia sp. DQ12 …

HX Xu, YQ Tang, Y Nie, XL Wu - Environmental Microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrocarbon‐degrading bacteria typically metabolize a broad range of alkane substrates,
but global metabolic characteristics of strains growing on alkane substrates in different chain …

Construction of Yarrowia lipolytica and microbial consortia for degradation of n-hexadecane

Y Shang, Y Wang, N Zhang, F Liu, M Ding… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioremediation is a promising technology to treat the petroleum hydrocarbon contamination.
In this study, the strengthen of alkane metabolism and transport activity in Yarrowia lipolytica …