Heavy metal induced stress on wheat: phytotoxicity and microbiological management

A Rizvi, A Zaidi, F Ameen, B Ahmed, MDF AlKahtani… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Among many soil problems, heavy metal accumulation is one of the major agronomic
challenges that has seriously threatened food safety. Due to these problems, soil …

Effect of metals or trace elements on wheat growth and its remediation in contaminated soil

I Hussain, S Afzal, MA Ashraf, R Rasheed… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Among numerous soil problems, metals or trace elements (TEs) accumulation is one of the
significant agronomic tasks which have extremely threatened food safety. Due to these, soil …

Melanin of fungi: From classification to application

R Liu, X Meng, C Mo, X Wei, A Ma - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2022 - Springer
Melanin is a secondary metabolite composed of complex heterogeneous polymers. Fungal
melanin is considered to be a sustainable and biodegradable natural pigment and has a …

Weaponising microbes for peace

S Anand, JE Hallsworth, J Timmis… - Microbial …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is much human disadvantage and unmet need in the world, including deficits in basic
resources and services considered to be human rights, such as drinking water, sanitation …

Beyond the extremes: Rocks as ultimate refuge for fungi in drylands

C Coleine, JE Stajich, A de Los Ríos, L Selbmann - Mycologia, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In an era of rapid climate change and expansion of desertification, the extremely harsh
conditions of drylands are a true challenge for microbial life. Under drought conditions …

Fungal melanins and applications in healthcare, bioremediation and industry

ER Mattoon, RJB Cordero, A Casadevall - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melanin is a complex multifunctional pigment found in all kingdoms of life, including fungi.
The complex chemical structure of fungal melanins, yet to be fully elucidated, lends them …

Utilization of extracellular fungal melanin as an eco-friendly biosorbent for treatment of metal-contaminated effluents

JJ Oh, JY Kim, YJ Kim, S Kim, GH Kim - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Fungal melanins have been considered as potential biosorbents due to their metal-binding
properties, stability, and scalability. Previous studies established scalable fungal melanin …

Microbial melanin: Renewable feedstock and emerging applications in food-related systems

E Tsouko, E Tolia, D Sarris - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanin is among the most important natural pigments produced by various organisms, from
microbes to plants and mammals. Melanins possess great properties such as …

Optimization of melanin pigment production from the halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii AS1 isolated from solar salter in Alexandria

A Elsayis, SWM Hassan, KM Ghanem, H Khairy - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Background Melanins are one of the magnificent natural pigments synthesized by a wide
range of microorganisms including different species of fungi and bacteria. Marine black …

Bioreduction of toxicity influenced by bioactive molecules secreted under metal stress by Azotobacter chroococcum

A Rizvi, B Ahmed, A Zaidi, MS Khan - Ecotoxicology, 2019 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution destruct soil microbial compositions and functions, plant's
performance and subsequently human health. Culturable microbes among many metal …