Elimination or mitigation of the toxic effects of chemical waste released to the environment
by industrial and urban activities relies largely on the catalytic activities of microorganisms …

The treatment of environmental pollution by microorganisms is a promising technology.
Various genetic approaches have been developed and used to optimize the enzymes …

Biological methods for decontamination promise an improved substitute for ineffective and
costly physico-chemical remediation methods, although so far only a fraction of the total …

Although many environmental pollutants are efficiently degraded by microorganisms, others
persist and constitute a severe health hazard. In some instances, persistence is a …

Continuous contamination of the environment with xenobiotics and related recalcitrant
compounds has emerged as a serious pollution threat. Bioremediation is the key to …

The booming industrial and biotechnological progress and unobstructed growth have
contributed massive environmental pollution due to the controlled or uncontrolled release of …

The scientific interest in the fate of environmental pollutants generated by industrial and
urban activities does not only refer to the search for ways to favor mitigation or, ideally, the …

Bioremediation involves the exposure of a whole mixture of chemical structures to an
intricate multispecies metabolic network present in a polluted scenario. The complexity …

Industries are the paramount driving force for the economic and technological development
of society. However, the flourishing industrialization and unimpeded growth of current …

Mineralization of organic molecules by microbes is essential for the carbon cycle to operate.
The massive mobilization of compounds stored in natural resources, or the introduction of …