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An Overview on Microbial Degradation of Lindane
Lindane is a cyclic, saturated and highly chlorinated pesticide with a broad spectrum, which has been used worldwide for many decades to control a variety of pests, and also in human health and veterinary. Aft...
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Lindane removal using Streptomyces strains and maize plants: a biological system for reducing pesticides in soils
Plants and contaminant-degrading microbes are a suitable combination for the remediation of pesticides. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Streptomyces strains cultured with maize plants i...
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Methoxychlor bioremediation by defined consortium of environmental Streptomyces strains
Methoxychlor is an organochlorine pesticide used worldwide against several insect pests, resulting in human exposure. This pesticide mimics endocrine hormone functions, interfering with normal endocrine activi...
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Heavy-Metal Resistant Actinomycetes
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Article
Chromium accumulation by two Streptomyces spp. isolated from riverine sediments
Strains designated R22 and R25, isolated from Salí River sediments, Argentina, were highly resistant to chromium. These strains were shown by 16S rRNA sequencing studies to be Streptomyces spp.; this affiliation ...
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Growth and sugars utilization by mixed cultures ofLactobacillus delbrueckii subsp.bulgaricus andStreptococcus salivarius subsp.thermophilus isolated from Argentina yogurt
Four different strains ofLactobacillus delbrueckii subsp.bulgaricus (Ss1 and Yop12) andStreptococcus salivarius subsp.thermophilus (Ss2 and Yop9) were isolated from two different yogurt sources in Argentina. In m...