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<i>Theobroma cacao L.</i> agricultural soils with natural low and high cadmium (Cd) in Santander (Colombia), contain a persistent shared bacterial composition shaped by multiple soil variables and bacterial isolates highly resistant to Cd concentrat

scientific article published on 29 November 2021

A composite taxonomical and functional framework of microbiomes under acid mine drainage bioremediation systems

scientific article published on 25 September 2019

A global survey reveals a divergent extradiol dioxygenase clade as a widespread complementary contributor to the biodegradation of mono- and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

scientific article published in 2022

Alternative primer sets for PCR detection of genotypes involved in bacterial aerobic BTEX degradation: distribution of the genes in BTEX degrading isolates and in subsurface soils of a BTEX contaminated industrial site

scientific article published on 8 June 2005

Amplified functional DNA restriction analysis to determine catechol 2,3-dioxygenase gene diversity in soil bacteria

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Analysis of the microbial gene landscape and transcriptome for aromatic pollutants and alkane degradation using a novel internally calibrated microarray system

scientific article published on 20 April 2012

AromaDeg, a novel database for phylogenomics of aerobic bacterial degradation of aromatics

scientific article published on December 2014

Assessment of toluene/biphenyl dioxygenase gene diversity in benzene-polluted soils: links between benzene biodegradation and genes similar to those encoding isopropylbenzene dioxygenases

scientific article published on May 2006

Characterization of a gene cluster involved in 4-chlorocatechol degradation by Pseudomonas reinekei MT1.

scientific article published on 22 May 2009

Comparative Assessment of Mediterranean Gorgonian-Associated Microbial Communities Reveals Conserved Core and Locally Variant Bacteria.

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Competitive Exclusion Bacterial Culture Derived from the Gut Microbiome of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as a Resource to Efficiently Recover Probiotic Strains: Taxonomic, Genomic, and Functional Proof of Concept

scientific article published in 2022

Delftia sp. LCW, a strain isolated from a constructed wetland shows novel properties for dimethylphenol isomers degradation

scientific article published on 06 September 2018

Design and evaluation of synthetic bacterial consortia for optimized phenanthrene degradation through the integration of genomics and shotgun proteomics

scientific article published on 06 January 2021

Design and validation of a transposon that promotes expression of genes in episomal DNA

scientific article published on 16 January 2020

Development of a genetic tool for functional screening of anti-malarial bioactive extracts in metagenomic libraries

scientific article published on 4 June 2015

Difference in kinetic behaviour of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase variants from a polluted environment

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Distinct composition signatures of archaeal and bacterial phylotypes in the Wanda Glacier forefield, Antarctic Peninsula

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Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus licheniformis CG-B52, a Highly Virulent Bacterium of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), Isolated from a Colombian Caribbean Aquaculture Outbreak

scientific article published on 12 May 2016

Editorial overview: environmental biotechnology

scientific article published on 26 April 2014

Effect of the extraction and purification of soil DNA and pooling of PCR amplification products on the description of bacterial and archaeal communities

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Eight Americas: a new definition for "Americas"?

scientific article published on January 2007

Enhancement of the microbial community biomass and diversity during air sparging bioremediation of a soil highly contaminated with kerosene and BTEX.

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Enrichment and characterization of a bilge microbial consortium with oil in water-emulsions breaking ability for oily wastewater treatment

scientific article published on 19 March 2020

Erratum to: In-depth Characterization via Complementing Culture-Independent Approaches of the Microbial Community in an Acidic Hot Spring of the Colombian Andes

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Establishment and characterization of a competitive exclusion bacterial culture derived from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) gut microbiomes showing antibacterial activity against pathogenic Streptococcus agalactiae

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Genome analysis and physiological comparison of Alicycliphilus denitrificans strains BC and K601(T.).

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Genome sequences of Alicycliphilus denitrificans strains BC and K601T

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Growth of Pseudomonas chloritidismutans AW-1(T) on n-alkanes with chlorate as electron acceptor.

scientific article published on 8 April 2009

Gulosibacter molinativorax ON4T molinate hydrolase, a novel cobalt-dependent amidohydrolase

scientific article published on 12 August 2011

Identification of a new laccase gene and confirmation of genomic predictions by cDNA sequences of Trametes sp. I-62 laccase family.

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In-depth characterization via complementing culture-independent approaches of the microbial community in an acidic hot spring of the Colombian Andes.

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Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems

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Isolation and characterization of Alicycliphilus denitrificans strain BC, which grows on benzene with chlorate as the electron acceptor

scientific article published on 12 September 2008

Mangrove microniches determine the structural and functional diversity of enriched petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading consortia

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Melanoidin-containing wastewaters induce selective laccase gene expression in the white-rot fungus Trametes sp. I-62.

scientific article published on 21 November 2007

Metabolic networks, microbial ecology and 'omics' technologies: towards understanding in situ biodegradation processes.

scientific article published on 23 September 2010

Metagenomic Analysis of Biochemical Passive Reactors During Acid Mine Drainage Bioremediation Reveals Key Co-selected Metabolic Functions

scientific article published in 2021

Metagenomics reveals diversity and abundance of meta-cleavage pathways in microbial communities from soil highly contaminated with jet fuel under air-sparging bioremediation

scientific article published on 19 February 2009

Microbial Toluene Removal in Hypoxic Model Constructed Wetlands Occurs Predominantly via the Ring Monooxygenation Pathway

scientific article published on 6 July 2015

Molecular detection and diversity of novel diterpenoid dioxygenase DitA1 genes from proteobacterial strains and soil samples

scientific article published in May 2007

Neotropical Andes hot springs harbor diverse and distinct planktonic microbial communities

scientific article published on 29 April 2014

Specialized microbiome of the cave-dwelling sponge Plakina kanaky (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha)

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Spirochaetes dominate the microbial community associated with the red coral Corallium rubrum on a broad geographic scale

scientific article published on 06 June 2016

Stable and Enriched Cenarchaeum symbiosum and Uncultured Betaproteobacteria HF1 in the Microbiome of the Mediterranean Sponge Haliclona fulva (Demospongiae: Haplosclerida)

scientific article published on 15 May 2018

Structural and functional insights from the metagenome of an acidic hot spring microbial planktonic community in the Colombian Andes.

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Tannic acid induces transcription of laccase gene cglcc1 in the white-rot fungus Coriolopsis gallica

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Tannic acid interferes with the commonly used laccase-detection assay based on ABTS as the substrate

scientific article published in August 2004

Variations in Microbial Diversity and Metabolite Profiles of the Tropical Marine Sponge Xestospongia muta with Season and Depth

scientific article published on 10 November 2018

Voices of biotech

scientific article published on March 2016

Wild specimens of sand fly phlebotomine Lutzomyia evansi, vector of leishmaniasis, show high abundance of Methylobacterium and natural carriage of Wolbachia and Cardinium types in the midgut microbiome

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

trans-Dienelactone hydrolase from Pseudomonas reinekei MT1, a novel zinc-dependent hydrolase.

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