Survival of bacteria at low temperatures provokes scientific interest because of several
reasons. Investigations in this area promise insight into one of the mysteries of life science …

Rhizobacteria improve plant growth employing a variety of growth promoting mechanisms
including nutrient up-take, root growth, proliferation and biocontrol activities. Present study …

Pulp and paper industry is one of the high priority sectors that generates large amount of
solid (sludge) and liquid (paper mill effluent) wastes. Making use of this huge quantity of …

A novel aerobic, Gram-positive, motile, coccoid bacterial strain, designated Or1T, was
isolated from permafrost active-layer soil collected from the Canadian high Arctic. Strain …

Two 16S rRNA gene clone libraries (KF and KS) were constructed using two soil samples
(K7s and K8s) collected near Kafni Glacier, Himalayas. The two libraries yielded a total of …

Antarctic regions are characterized by low temperatures and strong UV radiation. This harsh
environment is inhabited by psychrophilic and psychrotolerant organisms, which have …

Background Extremophiles have attracted much attention in the last few decades, as they
possess different properties by producing certain useful metabolites. However, the …

Pollution has accompanied polar exploration since Captain John Davis' arrival on the
Antarctic continent in 1821 and has become an unavoidable consequence of oil spills in our …

High-altitude cold habitats of the Himalayas are little explored with respect to bacterial
diversity. Diverse bacterial species and phylotypes obtained by culture-dependent and …

Planococcaceae, a family within the order Bacillales, embraces 14 genera: Bhargavaea,
Caryophanon, Chryseomicrobium, Filibacter, Jeotgalibacillus, Kurthia, Paenisporosarcina …