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Mohammad Ali Amoozegar
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Arsenite tolerance and removal potential of the indigenous halophilic bacterium, Halomonas elongata SEK2
The indigenous halophilic arsenite-resistant bacterium Halomonas elongata strain SEK2 isolated from the high saline soil of Malek Mohammad hole, Lut Desert, Iran, could tolerate high concentrations of arsenate (A...
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Open AccessCharacterization of green synthesized selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) in two different indigenous halophilic bacteria
In the biological method, using nonpathogenic and extremophile bacteria systems are not only safe and highly efficient but also a trump card for synthesizing nanoparticles. Halomonas elongata QW6 IBRC-M 10,214 (H...
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Open AccessA phenol amine molecule from Salinivenus iranica acts as the inhibitor of cancer stem cells in breast cancer cell lines
In recent years, the anticancer properties of metabolites from halophilic microorganisms have received a lot of attention. Twenty-nine halophilic bacterial strains were selected from a culture collection to te...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Hypersaline Lake Urmia: a potential hotspot for microbial genomic variation
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Open AccessHypersaline Lake Urmia: a potential hotspot for microbial genomic variation
Lake Urmia located in Iran is a hypersaline environment with a salinity of about 27% (w/v). Metagenomic analyses of water samples collected from six locations in the lake exhibited a microbial community domina...
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Open AccessGenome-resolved analyses show an extensive diversification in key aerobic hydrocarbon-degrading enzymes across bacteria and archaea
Hydrocarbons (HCs) are organic compounds composed solely of carbon and hydrogen that are mainly accumulated in oil reservoirs. As the introduction of all classes of hydrocarbons including crude oil and oil pro...
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Induction of the antioxidant defense system using long-chain carotenoids extracted from extreme halophilic archaeon, Halovenus aranensis
The field of microbial pigments is an emerging area in natural products science. Carotenoids form a major class of such pigments and are found to be diversely synthesized by microorganisms that reside in hyper...
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Uricase Activity of Halophilic Bacteria from Iranian Salt Lakes
Higher plants and microorganisms produce uricase that oxidizes uric acid to allantoin. The lack of uricase in higher primates and humans causes uric acid accumulation. Today, the uricase treatment of hyperuric...
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Correction to: Halophilic Prokaryotes in Urmia Salt Lake, a Hypersaline Environment in Iran
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Halophilic Prokaryotes in Urmia Salt Lake, a Hypersaline Environment in Iran
In this study, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and PCR-amplified fragments of the 16SrDNA gene were used to determine prokaryotes diversity in Urmia Salt Lake. Prokaryote cell population in Urmia lak...
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Open AccessDistinct microbial community along the chronic oil pollution continuum of the Persian Gulf converge with oil spill accidents
The Persian Gulf, hosting ca. 48% of the world’s oil reserves, has been chronically exposed to natural oil seepage. Oil spill studies show a shift in microbial community composition in response to oil pollution; ...
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Diversity of halophilic and halotolerant bacteria in the largest seasonal hypersaline lake (Aran-Bidgol-Iran)
In this study, the culturable halophilic and halotolerant bacterial diversity was determined in Aran-Bidgol as a thalassohaline seasonal hypersaline lake in Iran.
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Designing a whole cell bioreporter to show antioxidant activities of agents that work by promotion of the KEAP1–NRF2 signaling pathway
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Extremophiles: A Powerful Choice for Bioremediation of Toxic Oxyanions
By having toxic effects on human health, oxyanion contamination in wastewater is considered a priority among environmental concerns to be resolved. Widespread applications of the oxyanions in various industrie...
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The impact of calcium peroxide on groundwater bacterial diversity during naphthalene removal by permeable reactive barrier (PRB)
Oxygen-releasing compounds (ORCs) have recently gained much attention in contaminated groundwater remediation. We investigated the impact of calcium peroxide nanoparticles on the groundwater indigenous bacteri...
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Identification of common vaginal Lactobacilli immunoreactive proteins by immunoproteomic techniques
Lactobacilli are considered as the most important microorganisms in regulating immune system and maintaining vaginal health. The uses and benefits of Lactobacilli as probiotics, particularly the regulation of ...
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Isolation and screening of extracellular anticancer enzymes from halophilic and halotolerant bacteria from different saline environments in Iran
It was confirmed that several enzymes have anti-cancer activity. The enzymes l-asparaginase, l-glutaminase, and l-arginase were chosen according to amino acids starvation in cancer cells and screened in halophili...
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Biodegradation of long chain alkanes in halophilic conditions by Alcanivorax sp. strain Est-02 isolated from saline soil
In this study, through a multistep enrichment and isolation procedure, a halophilic bacterial strain was isolated from unpolluted saline soil, which was able to effectively and preferentially degrade long chai...
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Graphiola fimbriata: the first species of Graphiolaceae (Exobasidiales, Basidiomycota) described only based on its yeast stage
The systematic position of three yeast strains isolated from a plant cell culture, a piece of termite nest, or as a foliar endophyte of Coffea arabica, respectively, is evaluated using morphological, physiologica...
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Open AccessDesigning a whole cell bioreporter to show antioxidant activities of agents that work by promotion of the KEAP1–NRF2 signaling pathway
The major signaling pathway in human cells is related to the antioxidant defense system. The main component of this system is a transcription factor, Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (NRF2). It regu...
