Biofilm-mediated bioremediation is a powerful tool for the removal of environmental pollutants

S Mishra, Y Huang, J Li, X Wu, Z Zhou, Q Lei, P Bhatt… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilm-mediated bioremediation is an attractive approach for the elimination of
environmental pollutants, because of its wide adaptability, biomass, and excellent capacity …

Rhizosphere microbial communities and heavy metals

A Barra Caracciolo, V Terenzi - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rhizosphere is a microhabitat where there is an intense chemical dialogue between
plants and microorganisms. The two coexist and develop synergistic actions, which can …

Quorum sensing interference by phenolic compounds–A matter of bacterial misunderstanding

EMF Lima, SC Winans, UM Pinto - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Over the past decade, numerous publications have emerged in the literature focusing on the
inhibition of quorum sensing (QS) by plant extracts and phenolic compounds. However …

Exploring the role of microbial biofilm for industrial effluents treatment

I Chattopadhyay, TMM Usman, S Varjani - Bioengineered, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilm formation on biotic or abiotic surfaces is caused by microbial cells of a single or
heterogeneous species. Biofilm protects microbes from stressful environmental conditions …

Quorum sensing-a promising tool for degradation of industrial waste containing persistent organic pollutants

S Tripathi, R Chandra, D Purchase, M Bilal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Restoring an environment contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is highly
challenging. Biodegradation by biofilm-forming bacteria through quorum sensing (QS) is a …

Sculpting the soil microbiota

V Custodio, M Gonin, G Stabl, N Bakhoum… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil is a living ecosystem, the health of which depends on fine interactions among its abiotic
and biotic components. These form a delicate equilibrium maintained through a multilayer …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction of biofilm formation of Escherichia coli by targeting quorum sensing and adhesion genes using the CRISPR/Cas9-HDR approach, and its clinical …

M Alshammari, A Ahmad, M AlKhulaifi… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Escherichia coli is a common cause of biofilm-associated urinary tract infections
(UTIs). Biofilm formation in E. coli is responsible for various indwelling medical device …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic biology tools for environmental protection

J Aminian-Dehkordi, S Rahimi, M Golzar-Ahmadi… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Synthetic biology transforms the way we perceive biological systems. Emerging
technologies in this field affect many disciplines of science and engineering. Traditionally …

Exploring the function of quorum sensing regulated biofilms in biological wastewater treatment: A review

S Sahreen, H Mukhtar, K Imre, A Morar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quorum sensing (QS), a type of bacterial cell–cell communication, produces autoinducers
which help in biofilm formation in response to cell population density. In this review, biofilm …

Biofilm formation, production of matrix compounds and biosorption of copper, nickel and lead by different bacterial strains

MM Haque, MK Mosharaf, MA Haque… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial biofilms play a key role in metal biosorption from wastewater. Recently,
Enterobacter asburiae ENSD102, Enterobacter ludwigii ENSH201, Vitreoscilla sp …