Ubiquitously distributed microorganisms are natural decomposers of environmental
pollutants. However, because of continuous generation of novel recalcitrant pollutants due …

The treatment of environmental pollution by microorganisms and their enzymes is an
innovative and socially acceptable alternative to traditional remediation approaches …

Plastics are discarded and accumulated in the environment at an alarming rate. However,
their resistance to biodegradation allows them to persist in the environment for prolonged …

The extensive use of acids in a variety of manufacturing industries results in the increase of
discharged acidic waste stream into the environment. Such co-pollution of acids and other …

Nicotine, the major alkaloid in tobacco, is a toxic, carcinogenic, and addictive compound. In
recent years, nicotine catabolism in prokaryotes, including the catabolic pathways for its …

A large number of nicotine-containing wastes produced during the tobacco manufacturing
process are seriously harmful to the environment and human health. The degradation and …

ABSTRACT A gene cluster ndp, responsible for nicotine degradation via a variant of the
pyridine and pyrrolidine pathways, was previously identified in Sphingomonas melonis TY …

Nicotine, a toxic and addictive alkaloid from tobacco, is an environmental pollutant.
However, nicotine-degrading bacteria (NDB) and their function in tobacco planting soil are …

Small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) finely control gene expression in prokaryotes and synthetic
sRNA has become a useful high-throughput approach to tackle current challenges in …

Methylindole (skatole) is regarded as one of the most offensive compounds in odor
emission. Biodegradation is feasible for skatole removal but the functional species and …