Recent advances in molecular biology have extended our understanding of the metabolic
processes related to microbial transformation of petroleum hydrocarbons. The physiological …

The demand for petroleum and petroleum products is increasing day by day, while oil spills
and improper discharge of industrial wastes contributes to the rising contamination of the …

Storm-water pollutants are widely recognized as a major cause of surface water quality
degradation. Most storm-water treatment efforts have focused on capture of particles and …

Extensive petroleum hydrocarbon exploration activities often result in the pollution of the
environment, which could lead to disastrous consequences for the biotic and abiotic …

Our abilities to detect and enumerate pollutant-biodegrading microorganisms in the
environment are rapidly advancing with the development of molecular genetic techniques …

It is now widely accepted that the application of standard microbiological methods for the
recovery of microorganisms from the environment has had limited success in providing …

We studied the microbial diversity of benthic cyanobacterial mats inhabiting a heavily
polluted site in a coastal stream (Wadi Gaza) and monitored the microbial community …

Bioremediation may restore contaminated soils through the broad biodegradative
capabilities evolved by microorganisms towards undesirable organic compounds …

ABSTRACT A competitive PCR (cPCR) assay targeting 16S ribosomal DNA was developed
to enumerate growth of a Dehalococcoides-like microorganism, bacterium VS, from a mixed …

Anthropogenic forces, such as petroleum spills and the incomplete combustion of fossil
fuels, have caused an accumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment. The …