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  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,755 Views
11 Pages

28 November 2019

In desalination, a high level of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) ions in seawater can cause scale deposition on the reverse osmosis membranes and water treatment systems. This process can significantly affect the efficiency of desalination. In additi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,110 Views
18 Pages

Bioprospecting of a Thermostable L-Methioninase from Alcaligenes aquatilis BJ-1 in Agro-Industrial Waste

  • Bhumi Javia,
  • Megha Gadhvi,
  • Suhas Vyas,
  • Pravin Dudhagara,
  • Douglas J. H. Shyu,
  • Yih-Yuan Chen and
  • Dushyant Dudhagara

L-methioninase is an enzyme that has recently gained significant interest in the scientific community because of its potential as a targeted therapy for cancer. This study aims to isolate and identify extremophilic bacteria that could produce L-methi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,203 Views
17 Pages

10 September 2023

Alcaligenes is a cosmopolitan bacterial genus that exhibits diverse properties which are beneficial to plants. However, the genomic versatility of Alcaligenes has also been associated with the ability to cause opportunistic infections in humans, rais...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,834 Views
19 Pages

Biodegradation of Chlorantraniliprole and Flubendiamide by Some Bacterial Strains Isolated from Different Polluted Sources

  • Mohamed A. Fahmy,
  • Samir H. Salem,
  • Shaza Y. A. Qattan,
  • Mohammed A. S. Abourehab,
  • Mada F. Ashkan,
  • Diana A. Al-Quwaie,
  • Hassan I. Abd El-Fattah and
  • Behairy A. Akl

28 November 2022

This study aimed to isolate, purify, and identify some bacteria from different sources known to be contaminated with pesticides and evaluate their ability to degrade two important pesticides, chlorantraniliprole (CAP), and flubendiamide (FBD). In our...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,939 Views
18 Pages

Complete Biodegradation of Diclofenac by New Bacterial Strains: Postulated Pathways and Degrading Enzymes

  • Mahmoud S. M. Mohamed,
  • Ayan A. Asair,
  • Nashwa A. H. Fetyan and
  • Sherif M. Elnagdy

The accumulation of xenobiotic compounds in different environments interrupts the natural ecosystem and induces high toxicity in non-target organisms. Diclofenac is one of the commonly used pharmaceutical drugs that persist in the environment due to...