Industrial processes and mining of coal and metal ores are generating a number of threats
by polluting natural water bodies. Contamination of heavy metals (HMs) in water and soil is …

Agricultural sustainability is of foremost importance for maintaining high food production.
Irresponsible resource use not only negatively affects agroecology, but also reduces the …

Chromium (Cr) is becoming a potential pollutant with the passage of time. Higher intake of
Cr does not only affect the productivity of crops, but also the quality of food produced in Cr …

Excessive use of fungicides in agriculture may result in substantial accumulation of active
residues in soil, which affect crop health and yield. We investigated the response of …

Recently, the siderophores have opened new horizons in nanomedicine. The current study
aimed to design a theranostic platform based on superparamagnetic iron oxide …

Mine wastes pollute the environment with metals and metalloids in toxic concentrations,
causing problems for humans and wildlife. Microorganisms colonize and inhabit mine …

A nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene cluster (sfa) was identified in
Streptomyces thioluteus to direct the biosynthesis of the diisonitrile antibiotic SF2768. Its …

In this study, strain PSBB1 isolated from Vicia faba rhizosphere was identified as
Burkholderia cepacia, by 16S rDNA sequence analysis and characterized. Strain PSBB1 …

The overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics rapidly selects for dangerous multi-drug resistant
bacterial pathogens. The landscape of antibiotic drug discovery is adapting to this wave of …

With the rising levels of drug resistance, developing efficient antimicrobial therapies has
become a priority. A promising strategy is the conjugation of antibiotics with relevant …