Engineering bacteria to clean-up oil spills is rapidly advancing but faces regulatory hurdles
and environmental concerns. Here, we develop a new technology to harness indigenous …

Advances in science and technology since the industrial revolution have increasingly
enabled humans to exploit natural resources. However, this has generated unprecedented …

It was widely believed that oil is a harsh habitat for microbes because of its high toxicity and
hydrophobicity. However, accumulating evidence has revealed the presence of live …

Environmental accumulation of anthropogenic pollutants is a pressing global issue. The
biodegradation of these pollutants by microbes is an emerging field but is hampered by …

Our demand for petroleum has challenged Earth's ecosystems, causing extensive water and
soil pollution. Petroleum contamination treatment technology has relied on a range of …

The use of genetic engineering to enhance the natural capacity of microorganisms for
remediation has become very promising with new scientific discoveries occurring every …

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Bioremediation has the potential to restore contaminated environments inexpensively yet
effectively, but a lack of information about the factors controlling the growth and metabolism …

Microbial communities inhabit our entire planet and have a crucial role in biogeochemical
processes, agriculture, biotechnology, and human health. Here, we argue that 'in situ …

Biostimulation by addition of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) for enhancement of
biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soils is a common practice in …