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Role of host vibration and cuticular hydrocarbons in host location and recognition by Haplogonatopus oratorius (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae)
Haplogonatopus oratorius (Westwood) (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae) is a parasitoid wasp of the small brown planthopper, Laodelphax striatella Stål...
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Photophysics of nanographenes: from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to graphene nanoribbons
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and nanoribbons (GNRs) are classes of nanographene molecules that exhibit highly tunable photophysical properties. There...
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as cues of caste and sex in the German wasp Vespula germanica
The complex system of communication used by social insects is responsible for their success on Earth. Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are considered...
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Insight into Bacterial Community Responses to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and the Degradation Potentials of Three Bacterial Isolates in Seagrass Halophila ovalis Sediments
Seagrass meadows constitute a prestigious ecosystem in the marine environment, providing valuable ecological and commercial services. Among the...
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Cuticular Hydrocarbons and Pheromones of Arthropods
Cuticular hydrocarbons and pheromones of insects are often derived from fatty acids and terpenoid lipid components. This chapter describes the...
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Composition and Concentration of Hydrocarbons of Bottom Sediments in the CHPP-3 Diesel-Fuel Spill Zone at AO NTEC (Norilsk, Arctic Siberia)
AbstractThis work contains an analysis of the total content of petroleum products (hydrocarbons) in samples and columns of bottom sediments (BS) of...
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Functional Genomics of Metal-Reducing Microbes Degrading Hydrocarbons
The anaerobic oxidation of petroleum hydrocarbons can be coupled to the reduction of metals. At contaminated subsurface sites, this phenomenon will...
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Biosurfactant production from newly isolated Rhodotorula sp.YBR and its great potential in enhanced removal of hydrocarbons from contaminated soils
AbstractOne of the very promising methods in the field of bioremediation of hydrocarbons is the application of biosurfactant- producing...
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The oxidation of hydrocarbons by diverse heterotrophic and mixotrophic bacteria that inhabit deep-sea hydrothermal ecosystems
Hydrothermal activity can generate numerous and diverse hydrocarbon compounds. However, little is known about the influence of such hydrocarbons on...
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Aerobic Utilization of Hydrocarbons, Oils, and Lipids
This book describes the biochemistry and genetics of aerobic degradation of hydrocarbons and lipids by bacteria and yeasts, as well as the functional...
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Rhizospheric Treatment of Hydrocarbons Containing Wastewater
Hydrocarbons have a global attention as some of harmful contaminants due to their potential in causing fatal disease to mankind. In India, their...
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Mechanism of Actions Involved in Sustainable Ecorestoration of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Polluted Soil by the Beneficial Microorganism
Globally, the utilization of crude oil as a major source of energy cannot be over emphasized. Petroleum is one of the products from crude oil. Its...
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Dominance Hierarchy, Ovarian Activity and Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp Mischocyttarus cerberus (Vespidae, Polistinae, Mischocyttarini)
The dominance hierarchy in primitively eusocial insect societies has been shown to be mainly regulated through aggressive interactions. Females that...
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The crucial role of bacterial laccases in the bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons
Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) are a class of metallo-oxidases found in a variety of fungi, plants, and bacteria as well as in certain insects. They can...
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Biodegradation of a complex hydrocarbon mixture and biosurfactant production by Burkholderia thailandensis E264 and an adapted microbial consortium
Bioremediation is considered to be an effective treatment for hydrocarbon removal from polluted soils. However, the effectiveness of this treatment...
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Thermogenic Formation of Hydrocarbons in Sedimentary Basins
A short introduction into the occurrence and bulk composition of thermogenic hydrocarbons as a fraction of natural petroleum in sedimentary basins is...
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Bio-electrochemical Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Bioelectrochemistry and, more specifically, microbial electrochemistry are research fields that establish their fundaments on the molecular and...
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Growth Ability of “Kerosene Fungus” Amorphotheca resinae Strains Isolated from Different Habitats in Aviation Fuel
Abstract —The species Amorphotheca resinae is best known among micromycetes that deteriorate aviation fuel. It lives in natural conditions in various...
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Functional Genomics of Denitrifying Bacteria Degrading Hydrocarbons
The betaproteobacterial Azoarcus/“Aromatoleum”/Thauera cluster harbors a large variety of denitrifiers capable of anaerobic degradation of aromatic...