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    A survey of intact low-density polyethylene film biodegradation by terrestrial Actinobacterial species

    Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) polymer is mainly used in the production of plastic bags and food packaging making up the largest volume of plastic pollutions. These polymers are potential substrates for bacte...

    Zahra Soleimani, Sara Gharavi, Mohammadreza Soudi in International Microbiology (2021)

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    Highly efficient phenol degradation in a batch moving bed biofilm reactor: benefiting from biofilm-enhancing bacteria

    In this study, the efficiency improvement of three moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBRs) was investigated by inoculation of activated sludge cells (R1), mixed culture of eight strong phenol-degrading bacteria co...

    Sahar Irankhah, Ahya Abdi Ali in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechn… (2018)

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    Degenerate primers as biomarker for gene-targeted metagenomics of the catechol 1, 2-dioxygenase-encoding gene in microbial populations of petroleum-contaminated environments

    Catechol 1, 2-dioxygenase (1, 2-CTD) plays an important role in the biodegradation of most aromatic pollutants (e.g. phenol) by cleaving the bond between the phenolic hydroxyl groups. In this study, we analyse...

    Fatemeh Nafian, Sara Gharavi, Mohammad Reza Soudi in Annals of Microbiology (2016)