Methods of downstream processing for the production of biodiesel from microalgae

J Kim, G Yoo, H Lee, J Lim, K Kim, CW Kim… - Biotechnology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Despite receiving increasing attention during the last few decades, the production of
microalgal biofuels is not yet sufficiently cost-effective to compete with that of petroleum …

Ancient and modern environmental DNA

MW Pedersen… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
DNA obtained from environmental samples such as sediments, ice or water (environmental
DNA, eDNA), represents an important source of information on past and present biodiversity …

Extracellular DNA in soil and sediment: fate and ecological relevance

G Pietramellara, J Ascher, F Borgogni… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2009 - Springer
The review discusses origin, state and function of extracellular DNA in soils and sediments.
Extracellular DNA can be released from prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and can be …

Release and persistence of extracellular DNA in the environment

KM Nielsen, PJ Johnsen, D Bensasson… - Environmental …, 2007 - ebr-journal.org
The introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has called for an improved
understanding of the fate of DNA in various environments, because extracellular DNA may …

Cycling of extracellular DNA in the soil environment

DJ Levy-Booth, RG Campbell, RH Gulden… - Soil Biology and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Upon entering the soil environment, extracellular DNA is subjected to dynamic biological,
physical, and chemical factors that determine its fate. This review concerns the fate of both …

Effect of DNase and antibiotics on biofilm characteristics

GV Tetz, NK Artemenko, VV Tetz - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The role of extracellular DNA in the maintenance of biofilms formed by gram-positive and
gram-negative bacteria was studied. This study evaluated all the bacterial strains that were …

Soil-specific limitations for access and analysis of soil microbial communities by metagenomics

N Lombard, E Prestat, JD van Elsas… - FEMS microbiology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Metagenomics approaches represent an important way to acquire information on the
microbial communities present in complex environments like soil. However, to what extent …

Accessing the soil metagenome for studies of microbial diversity

TO Delmont, P Robe, S Cecillon, IM Clark… - Applied and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Soil microbial communities contain the highest level of prokaryotic diversity of any
environment, and metagenomic approaches involving the extraction of DNA from soil can …

Soil properties influence bacterial abundance and diversity under different land-use regimes in semi-arid environments

M Mhete, PN Eze, TO Rahube, FO Akinyemi - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial diversity is known to be a driver of soil ecosystem services and it is influenced by
the natural integrity of the environments. Samples from garden soil, saline soil and sludge …

Culture-independent molecular techniques for soil microbial ecology

PR Hirsch, TH Mauchline, IM Clark - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
The advent of nucleic acid-based molecular methods, in particular the polymerase chain
reaction (PCR), has revolutionised the study of soil microbial ecology, previously …