An overview on common organic solvents and their toxicity

DR Joshi, N Adhikari - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - publish.sub7journal.com
Organic solvents are known as carbon-based solvents and their general property is primarily
based on their volatility, boiling point, the molecular weight and color. Having enormous …

Petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria for the remediation of oil pollution under aerobic conditions: a perspective analysis

X Xu, W Liu, S Tian, W Wang, Q Qi, P Jiang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
With the sharp increase in population and modernization of society, environmental pollution
resulting from petroleum hydrocarbons has increased, resulting in an urgent need for …

How microorganisms use hydrophobicity and what does this mean for human needs?

A Krasowska, K Sigler - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) plays a crucial role in the attachment to, or detachment
from the surfaces. The influence of CSH on adhesion of microorganisms to biotic and abiotic …

Petroleum hydrocarbons (PH) in groundwater aquifers: An overview of environmental fate, toxicity, microbial degradation and risk-based remediation approaches

P Logeshwaran, M Megharaj, S Chadalavada… - … technology & innovation, 2018 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbon (PH) contamination of soil and aquatic ecosystems is a serious
global issue. PH are classified as xenobiotics and emerging priority pollutants. When …

Whole cell biocatalysts: essential workers from nature to the industry

CCCR de Carvalho - Microbial Biotechnology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms have been exposed to a myriad of substrates and environmental conditions
throughout evolution resulting in countless metabolites and enzymatic activities. Although …

Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols

SJ Pidot, W Gao, AH Buultjens, IR Monk… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Alcohol-based disinfectants and particularly hand rubs are a key way to control hospital
infections worldwide. Such disinfectants restrict transmission of pathogens, such as …

Recent trends in biocatalysis engineering

A Illanes, A Cauerhff, L Wilson, GR Castro - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
During the last 30years the scope of biocatalysis has been expanding due to the advances
in several technological fields. Diverse techniques as structural enzyme improvement (eg …

Stress response in bifidobacteria

M Schöpping, AA Zeidan… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bifidobacteria naturally inhabit diverse environments, including the gastrointestinal tracts of
humans and animals. Members of the genus are of considerable scientific interest due to …

Response mechanisms of bacterial degraders to environmental contaminants on the level of cell walls and cytoplasmic membrane

S Murínová, K Dercová - International journal of microbiology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial strains living in the environment must cope with the toxic compounds originating
from humans production. Surface bacterial structures, cell wall and cytoplasmic membrane …

Supercritical carbon dioxide and its potential as a life-sustaining solvent in a planetary environment

N Budisa, D Schulze-Makuch - Life, 2014 - mdpi.com
Supercritical fluids have different properties compared to regular fluids and could play a role
as life-sustaining solvents on other worlds. Even on Earth, some bacterial species have …