Bioremediation is an inventive and optimistic technology which is applicable for the retrieval
and reduction of heavy metals in water and polluted lands. Microorganism plays an …

Heavy metals are natural constituents of the environment, but indiscriminate use for human
purposes has altered their geochemical cycles and biochemical balance. This results in …

The public and environmental health consequences of mercury (Hg) methylation have
drawn much attention and considerable research to Hg methylation processes and their …

Heavy metal contamination is a global issue, where the prevalent contaminants are arsenic
(As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb). More often, they are …

Soils contaminated with heavy metals (HMs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
have been becoming a worldwide concerned environmental problem because of …

Biodegradation is defined as the biologically catalyzed reduction in complexity of chemical
compounds [1]. Indeed, biodegradation isthe processby which organic substances are …

Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element that occurs at low concentrations in nature. However,
various anthropogenic and natural sources contribute around 5000 to 8000 metric tons of …

Deinococcus radiodurans is a robust bacterium best known for its capacity to repair massive
DNA damage efficiently and accurately. It is extremely resistant to many DNA-damaging …

Though several in-situ treatment methods exist to remediate polluted sites, selecting an
appropriate site-specific remediation technology is challenging and is critical for successful …

Bacterial resistance to inorganic and organic mercury compounds (HgR) is one of the most
widely observed phenotypes in eubacteria. Loci conferring HgR in Gram-positive or Gram …