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Abundance and diversity of endophytic and rhizospheric diazotrophs associated with rice roots from different rice rotation systems under field conditions
Biological nitrogen fixation contributes greatly to the sustainability of agroecosystems. However, more information is needed about the impact that...
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Recent Perspectives of Mutation Breeding for Crop Improvement
Induced mutation has contributed to a great extent in crop improvement. Mutant lines with agronomic important traits are created by induced...
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Responses of Soil Microbial Community to Herbicide Atrazine Contamination
Atrazine has been intensively applied to control weeds in agriculture and frequently detected in soil far from the point of application due to its...
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Role of MTHFR 677C>T and 1298A>C gene polymorphisms on renal toxicity caused by lead exposure in wastewater treatment plant workers
Environmental and occupational lead (Pb) exposures continue to pose major public health problems. Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) workers proved...
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Variation of the genes encoding antioxidant enzymes SOD2 (rs4880), GPX1 (rs1050450), and CAT (rs1001179) and susceptibility to male infertility: a genetic association study and in silico analysis
Enzymatic factors including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and catalase (CAT) are among the most important protective...
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Emerging Methodologies for the Molecular Analysis of Soil Microbiota from Polluted Soil Sites
The soil microbiome performs a wide range of crucial functions; however, we have a limited understanding of its biodiversity. Extracting microbes...
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Implication of noise exposure on hearing with emphasis to hOGG1 and GPx-1 polymorphisms and HO-1 protein among textile workers
Noise exposure is a health hazard in the textile industry. In cochlear hair cells, DNA damage caused by 8-oxoguanine (8-oxo G) can result in...
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Key factors controlling microbial distribution on a DNAPL source area
Chlorinated solvents are among the common groundwater contaminants that show high complexity in their distribution in the subsoil. Microorganisms...
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Parasitological and molecular identification of Trypanosoma species circulating in cattle and tsetse flies in Matutuine District, Maputo Province, Mozambique
Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are haematophagous insects of medical and veterinary importance due to their role in the transmission of...
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Characterization Methods for Microbial Communities Present in Contaminated Soils
Microorganisms present in soil ecosystems contaminated with hydrocarbons and heavy metalsHeavy metals are one of the most complex and diverse...
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Cutting-Edge Tools to Assess Microbial Diversity and Their Function in Land Remediation
Soil contamination caused by pollutants has been a great challenge for us. However, soil provides a vast shelter, which allows a co-occurrence of...
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Molecular Breeding of Crops: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Agriculture
The United Nations has laid down 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for protecting the planet and encourage prosperity and peace by 2030. In...
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The study of the strength and significance of four biological parameters on the body weight of goose
Alternative products such as those from high-value protien animals have increased the demand for the production of high-quality chicken meat in past...
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The Microbiota of Brazilian Mangroves
Microorganisms play a key role in marine ecosystems. However, they receive small attention, especially related to mangrove areas, where there is...
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Microbial Biofilms in Wastewater Remediation
The biological treatment uses microorganisms for improving water quality by breaking down undesirable compounds before discharging wastewater into...
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Intellectual Property Over Mutant and Gene Edited Plants
Intellectual property rights can cover biological inventions including plants, plant varieties, and plant parts. Defining stable boundaries for plant...
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Functional and molecular approaches for studying and controlling microbial communities in anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a review
Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been studied for centuries, but its operation still mainly relies on physicochemical indicators. Recent advanced...
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Quantification of heavy metals and mercury-resistant bacteria in artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites, Maniema region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo host large auriferous deposits that attracted artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)...
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Evaluating the aerobic xylene-degrading potential of the intrinsic microbial community of a legacy BTEX-contaminated aquifer by enrichment culturing coupled with multi-omics analysis: uncovering the role of Hydrogenophaga strains in xylene degradation
To develop effective bioremediation strategies, it is always important to explore autochthonous microbial community diversity using...
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Metal phytostabilization by mastic shrub (Pistacia lentiscus L.) and its root-associated bacteria in different habitats of Sardinian abandoned mining areas (Italy)
Pistacia lentiscus L. is an excluder metallophyte proposed for the revegetation and phytostabilization of metal-contaminated sites in the...
