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Synthetic bacteria for the detection and bioremediation of heavy metals
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Toxic heavy metal accumulation is one of anthropogenic environmental pollutions, which poses risks to human health and ecological systems. Conventional heavy metal remediation approaches rely on expensive chemical and physical processes leading to the ...
Thi Duc Thai, Wonseop Lim, Dokyun Na
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Microbial degradation of polyethylene terephthalate: a systematic review
SN Applied Sciences, 2022 Plastic pollution levels have increased rapidly in recent years, due to the accumulation of plastic waste, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Cesar David Benavides Fernández +3 more
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Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms for Industrial Food Enzyme Production: An Overview
Foods, 2020 The use of food enzymes (FE) by the industrial food industry is continuously increasing. These FE are mainly obtained by microbial fermentation, for which both wild-type (WT) and genetically modified (GM) strains are used.
Marie Deckers +3 more
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An engineered Mycoplasma pneumoniae to fight Staphylococcus aureus
Molecular Systems Biology, 2021 Bacterial infections are commonly treated with antimicrobials, but the rise of multi‐drug resistance and the presence of biofilms can compromise treatment efficacy.
Dominick Matteau, Sébastien Rodrigue
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Probiotic-Based Vaccines May Provide Effective Protection against COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Disease
Vaccines, 2021 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the causative agent of COVID-19, now represents the sixth Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)—as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2009.
Sedigheh Taghinezhad-S +6 more
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Promotion of Nitrogen Fixation of Diverse Heterotrophs by Solid-Phase Humin
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Although biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) proceeds under mild conditions compared to the energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process, the slow kinetics of BNF necessitate the promotion of BNF activity in its practical application.
Sujan Dey +5 more
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Characterisation of microorganisms used for the production of food enzymes
EFSA Journal, 2019 This document is intended to assist the applicant in the preparation and the presentation of an application, as foreseen in Article 17.3 of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008, for the authorisation of food enzymes.
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) +20 more
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Guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms used as feed additives or as production organisms
EFSA Journal, 2018 Draft Endorsed by the FEEDAP Panel * 18 May 2017 Submitted for public consultation 15 June 2017 End of public consultation 15 September 2017 Adopted by the FEEDAP Panel 21 February 2018 Implementation date 1 September 2018 * Sections 3.1 and 3.2 were ...
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) +28 more
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Biological Control Strategies for Mosquito Vectors of Arboviruses
Insects, 2017 Historically, biological control utilizes predatory species and pathogenic microorganisms to reduce the population of mosquitoes as disease vectors. This is particularly important for the control of mosquito-borne arboviruses, which normally do not have ...
Yan-Jang S. Huang +2 more
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California Agriculture, 2005 The insect and mite control potential of natural and biological toxins has been recognized for several centuries. Bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi are the primary groups of microorganisms known to reduce insect populations; they ...
Larry D Godfrey +3 more
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