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Environmental biotechnology

Biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics by Paenibacillus naphthalenovorans PETKKU2: Response surface optimization and genomic evidence for an alternative degradation mechanism

Aophat Choonut, Nantharat Wongfaed, Auraiwan Poolpol, Sophon Boonlue, Kitirote Wantala, Onruthai Pinyakong, Pensri Plangklang, Alissara Reungsang

published 04 Feb 2026

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Genomic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii DUEMBL6 reveals diesel bioremediation potential and biosafety concerns

Nizam Uddin, Monjima Islam Prova, Muttasim Billaha, Tasnimul Arabi Anik, Rahat Uzzaman, Nadia Haider, Faruk Islam, Humaira Akhter, Anowara Begum

published 20 Jan 2026

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Novel method for combining microbial bioremediation with static magnetic fields to remediate mercury-contaminated soils

Naima Werfelli, Mariem Taboubi, Sirine Ridene, Hadir Bousselmi, Ahlem Mansouri, Ahmed Landoulsi, Chiraz Abbes

published 22 Aug 2025

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Enzymatic characterization and polyurethane biodegradation assay of two novel esterases isolated from a polluted river

Arianna Soto-Hernández, Luis Felipe Muriel-Millán, Adolfo Gracia, Alejandro Sánchez-Flores, Liliana Pardo-López

published 23 Jul 2025

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Evaluation of the compostability and toxic effects on Hordeum vulgare and Cynodon dactylon plants of plastic bags manufactured with compostable plastics

Erik Saúl Huidobro-Medina, María Neftalí Rojas-Valencia

published 25 Mar 2025

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Arsenic efflux and bioremediation potential of Klebsiella oxytoca via the arsB gene

Sana Waqar, Aamira Tariq, Ubaid ullah, Hira Haleem, Hadiqa Aimen, Sadia Sattar, Nazish Bostan

published 29 Jan 2025

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Enriched microbial consortia from natural environments reveal core groups of microbial taxa able to degrade terephthalate and terphthalamide

Laura G. Schaerer, Sulihat Aloba, Emily Wood, Allison M. Olson, Isabel B. Valencia, Rebecca G. Ong, Stephen M. Techtmann

published 27 Dec 2024

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Efficiency of aerobic biodegradation of sugar beet distillery stillage under dissolved oxygen tension-controlled conditions

Krzysztof Lutosławski, Agnieszka Ryznar-Luty, Edmund Cibis

published 05 Jul 2024

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Native plant species growing on the abandoned Zaida lead/zinc mine site in Morocco: Phytoremediation potential for biomonitoring perspective

Alassane Diallo, Said El Hasnaoui, Youssef Dallahi, Abdelaziz Smouni, Mouna Fahr

published 26 Jun 2024

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Influences of earthworm activity and mucus on Cd phytoremediation based on harvesting different leaf types of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Hongwei Li, Jie Luo, Min Cao, Wenquan Luo, Xingying Li, Zongqi Shao, Lianming Zhu, Siyao Feng

published 14 Jun 2024

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Development and assessment of an immobilized bacterial alliance that efficiently degrades tylosin in wastewater

Boyu Zhao, Ye Wang, Jingyi Zhang, Lixia Wang, Wangdui Basang, Yanbin Zhu, Yunhang Gao

published 31 May 2024

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Biofiltration of toluene in the presence of ethyl acetate or n-hexane: Performance and microbial community

Xiaojuan Xue, Hai Wang, Jian Zhai, Xujun Nan

published 07 May 2024

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Bioremediation of Pb contaminated water using a novel Bacillus sp. strain MHSD_36 isolated from Solanum nigrum

Pfariso Maumela, Sinomncedi Magida, Mahloro Hope Serepa-Dlamini

published 29 Apr 2024

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