Copper is an essential micronutrient for most organisms that is required as a cofactor for
crucial copper-dependent enzymes encoded by both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Evidence …

Cyanide is a highly toxic compound that is found in wastewaters generated from different
industrial activities, such as mining or jewellery. These residues usually contain high …

Aquatic ecosystems are regarded as a hub of antibiotic and metal resistance genes. River
Ganges is a unique riverine system in India with socio-cultural and economic significance …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for multiple
hospital-and community-acquired infections, both in human and veterinary medicine. P …

Background Hospital patient room surfaces are frequently contaminated with multidrug-
resistant organisms. Since studies have demonstrated that inadequate terminal room …

Metallic nanoparticles, such as silver (AgNP) and copper (CuNP), have been extensively
used as alternatives to microbial resistance. Nevertheless, AgNP's high cost and CuNP's …

Bacterial isolates belonging to Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, the causal agent of
kiwifruit bacterial canker, have been isolated, during 2021 and 2022, from Actinidia …

Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are widespread autonomous mobile DNA
elements, containing the genes necessary for their excision, conjugative transfer, and …

Bacteria use diverse strategies and molecular machinery to maintain copper homeostasis
and to cope with its toxic effects. Some genetic elements providing copper resistance are …

Insects and microbial pathogens are ubiquitous and play significant roles in various
biological processes, while microbial pathogens are microscopic organisms that can cause …