Many hypersaline environments are often contaminated with petroleum compounds. Among
these, oil and natural gas production sites all over the world and hundreds of kilometers of …

Extremophiles are organisms capable of adjust, survive or thrive in hostile habitats that were
previously thought to be adverse or lethal for life. Chile gathers a wide range of extreme …

Microorganisms play several important roles in unconventional gas recovery, from
biodegradation of hydrocarbons to souring of wells and corrosion of equipment. During and …

With the continuous demand from industry for chemical raw materials, a large amount of
high-salinity wastewater containing phenol is discharged into the aquatic environment, and …

Hydrolases constitute a class of enzymes widely distributed in nature from bacteria to higher
eukaryotes. The halotolerance of many enzymes derived from halophilic bacteria can be …

Hypersaline environments are important for both surface extension and ecological
significance. As all other ecosystems, they are impacted by pollution. However, little …

Pharmaceutical wastewaters containing antibiotics and high salinity can damage traditional
biological treatment and result in the proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) …

Bioremediation is the use of microorganisms for the degradation or removal of contaminants.
Most bioremediation research has focused on processes performed by the domain Bacteria; …

Halomonas species are recognized for producing exopolysaccharides (EPS) exhibiting
amphiphilic properties that allow these macromolecules to interface with hydrophobic …

Environments with high-salt concentrations are often populated by dense microbial
communities. Halophilic microorganisms can be isolated from different saline environments …