Bacteria consortia and deterioration of archaeological waterlogged wood: identification by molecular and microscopy techniques [PDF]
, 2014 In this study molecular tools are applied to reveal and identify bacterial colonization in waterlogged wood to assessing the changes induced in anatomical structure, previously observed by Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy (1).
Barresi, G +2 more
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Microbial community composition of Tirez lagoon (Spain), a highly sulfated athalassohaline environment [PDF]
, 2013 Background: The aim was to study the seasonal microbial diversity variations of an athalassohaline environment with a high concentration of sulfates in Tirez lagoon (La Mancha, Spain).
Amils, Ricardo +5 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2019 Background The group of the so-called obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (OHCB) are marine microorganisms affiliated with the genera Alcanivorax, Cycloclasticus, Oleiphilus and Thalassolituus.
Samir S. Radwan +2 more
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Quantifying microbial utilization of petroleum hydrocarbons in salt-marsh sediments using the ^(13)C content of bacterial rRNA [PDF]
, 2007 Natural remediation of oil spills is catalyzed by complex microbial consortia. Here we take a whole-community approach to investigate bacterial incorporation of petroleum hydrocarbons from a simulated oil spill.
Dekas, Anne E. +5 more
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Comparative functional genomics approach for the annotation of proteins in Unclassified Halophilic archaeon DL31 [PDF]
, 2012 The structure, function and sub-cellular location prediction for the unknown proteins from Unclassified Halophilic archaeon DL31 were carried out for characterization of the proteins in their respective families.
E Nakkeeran +2 more
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Isolation of marine xylene-utilizing bacteria and characterization of Halioxenophilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. and its xylene degradation gene cluster [PDF]
, 2018 Seven xylene-utilizing bacterial strains were isolated from seawater collected off the coast of Japan. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that six isolates were most closely related to the marine bacterial genera Alteromonas, Marinobacter or ...
Hasegawa Yoshie +5 more
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Quorum sensing inhibition activity of marine Gammaproteobacteria
Ocean and Coastal ResearchQuorum sensing (QS) is a communication mechanism between bacteria, mediated by signals released at high cell densities, which regulates bioluminescence, virulence, and biofilm formation.
Veronica Rossetto +4 more
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Exploitation of marine bacteria for production of gold nanoparticles
Microbial Cell Factories, 2012 Background Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have found wide range of applications in electronics, biomedical engineering, and chemistry owing to their exceptional opto-electrical properties.
Sharma Nishat +5 more
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Extremophiles in an Antarctic Marine Ecosystem [PDF]
, 2016 Recent attempts to explore marine microbial diversity and the global marine microbiome have indicated a large proportion of previously unknown diversity.
Dickinson, Iain +5 more
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Contribution of cyanobacterial alkane production to the ocean hydrocarbon cycle. [PDF]
Hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in the ocean, where alkanes such as pentadecane and heptadecane can be found even in waters minimally polluted with crude oil.
Biller, SJ +9 more
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