Background The ability to produce microbial bioactive compounds makes actinobacteria
one of the most explored microbes among prokaryotes. The secondary metabolites of …

Plastics are very useful materials and present numerous advantages in the daily life of
individuals and society. However, plastics are accumulating in the environment and due to …

Actinomycetes are aerobic, spore forming gram-positive bacteria, belonging to the order
actinomycetales characterized with substrate and aerial mycelium growth. They are the most …

The growing interest in low-input agriculture in recent years has focused the use of microbial
biofertilizers to improve plant growth and yield through a better mobilization of indigenous …

Endophytes are the microorganisms that exist inside the plant tissues without having any
negative impact on the host plant. Medicinal plants constitute the huge diversity of …

The production of biofertilizers at industrial level is a bottleneck because bacterial strains are
generally developed and managed by research laboratories and not by production units. A …

Soil fertility and plant nutrition require an adequate management of essential macronutrients
such as potassium (K) and phosphorus (P), which are mandatory for plant development …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are found to control the plant diseases by
adopting various mechanisms. Induced systemic resistance (ISR) is an important defensive …

As climate change exacerbates drought conditions, global crop production faces an
escalating threat. Fortunately, an eco-friendly solution lies in harnessing the potential of …

The control of taste and odor (T&O) in drinking water reservoirs is the main challenge for
water supply. T&O is mainly derived from actinobacteria during non-algal blooms. However …