Aims: To demonstrate the occurrence of cellulolytic bacteria in the termite Zootermopsis
angusticollis. Methods and Results: Applying aerobic cultivation conditions we isolated 119 …

Groundwater ecosystems offer vast and complex habitats for diverse microbial communities.
Here we review the current status of groundwater microbial biodiversity research with a …

Microorganisms modify rates and mechanisms of chemical and physical weathering and
clay growth, thus playing fundamental roles in soil and sediment formation. Because …

Whole-cell bioreporter (WCB) is a category of biological analytical tools using living
microorganisms to sense chemicals by producing quantifiable signals. Comparing to …

Composting of contaminated soil in biopiles is an ex situ technology, where organic matter
such as bark chips are added to contaminated soil as a bulking agent. Composting of …

Background Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder with considerable morbidity and
mortality. Presently, clinicians use the 2010 revised Ghent nosology, which includes optional …

In the past workers have isolated several pseudomonad strains which have been used for
studies of anaerobic aromatic metabolism. The best studied of these strains are strains KB …

The taxonomic position, growth characteristics and antibiotic resistance properties of a
slightly yellow-pigmented bacterial strain, designated R26T, isolated from the midgut of the …

Seven psychrotolerant, Gram-negative bacterial strains, five dust-and airborne isolates
(MA101bT, MA306a, MA405/90, MA-olkiT and NW12T) and two from the Antarctic (Ant 20 …

Termites play a major role in the recycling of photosynthetically fixed carbon. With the aid of
their symbiotic intestinal flora, they are able to degrade extensively wood constituents such …