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Bioremediation: an emerging effective approach towards environment restoration
Environmental pollution and its remediation are one of the major problems around the globe. Broad varieties of pollutants viz. pesticides,...
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Enhanced remediation of pollutants by microorganisms–plant combination
The pollutants have become ubiquitous in the total environment (water, soil and air) due to human activities and they are hazardous to all forms of...
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Storage of soil microbiome for application in sustainable agriculture: prospects and challenges
Soil microbiome is a dynamic micro-ecosystem driving and fine-tuning several biological processes in the global macro-ecosystems. Its tremendous...
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Insight into the Interaction Between Microplastics and Microorganisms Based on a Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis
Microplastics are abundant in the environment and have been proven to affect ecosystems and human health. Microorganisms play essential roles in the...
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A review on microbial diversity and genetic markers involved in methanogenic degradation of hydrocarbons: futuristic prospects of biofuel recovery from contaminated regions
Microbial activities within oil reservoirs have adversely impacted the world’s majority of oil by lowering its quality, thereby increasing its...
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Microbial-Based Treatment of Kitchen Waste and Kitchen Wastewater: State-of-the-Art Progress and Emerging Research Prospects Related to Microalgae and Bacteria
Purpose of ReviewThis review intends to recapitulate the pretreatment measures of kitchen waste and kitchen wastewater (KWAKWW). Furthermore, this...
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Research trends and hotspots of aquatic biofilms in freshwater environment during the last three decades: a critical review and bibliometric analysis
Freshwater periphytic biofilms (FPBs), existing widely in various aquatic environments, have attracted extensive attention for many years. In the...
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Monitoring a changing Arctic: Recent advancements in the study of sea ice microbial communities
Sea ice continues to decline across many regions of the Arctic, with remaining ice becoming increasingly younger and more dynamic. These changes...
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The contribution of nirK gene-containing thaumarchaea to denitrification and N2O production across coastal sediment and terrestrial ecosystems
PurposeAmmonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial environments, and the copper-containing nitrite reductase (NirK)...
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Identification of Microorganisms Related to Microplastics
The potential of plastic debris to serve as alternative substrates for various biota have gained interest in recent years. In particular, studies on... -
Microbial Interactions in Pollution Control Ecosystems
Purpose of ReviewMicrobial interaction determines the performance, stability, and resilience of the microbial communities. Understanding microbial...
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Influence of hydrological factors on bacterial community structure in a tropical monsoonal estuary in India
In the present study, we analyzed variations in bacterial community structure along a salinity gradient in a tropical monsoonal estuary (Cochin...
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Climate change, melting cryosphere and frozen pathogens: Should we worry…?
Permanently frozen environments (glaciers, permafrost) are considered as natural reservoirs of huge amounts of microorganisms, mostly dormant,...
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Epidemiology for Indoor Air Quality Problems
People spend as much as 90% of their time in confined environments. A large number of previous environmental epidemiological studies have confirmed... -
Integrated metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses of ultraviolet disinfection effects on antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial communities during wastewater treatment
Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is now widely implemented in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) worldwide, but its effect on antibiotic resistome of...
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Enzymatic technologies as green and sustainable techniques for remediation of oil-contaminated environment: state of the art
The consistent discharge of xenobiotic compounds including hydrocarbon-containing substances, pesticides, plastics, fertilizers, etc., in the...
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Epidemiology for Indoor Air Quality Problems
People spend as much as 90% of their time in confined environments. A large number of previous environmental epidemiological studies have confirmed... -
Metagenomic insights into taxonomic diversity and metabolic potential of bacterial communities associated with tannery waste-contaminated soils
Long-term exposure to anthropogenic stressors can lead to perturbations in microbiomes, either selecting for novel and biotechnologically important...
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Existing evidence on antibiotic resistance exposure and transmission to humans from the environment: a systematic map
BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted to become the leading cause of death by 2050 with antibiotic resistance being an important...
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Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
The earliest evidence of life captured in lithified microbial mats (microbialites) predates the onset of oxygen production and yet, modern oxygenic...