The negative aspect of this discovery is that such antibiotic resistance genes can have serious consequences if they “move” from non-harmful microbes to human pathogens through horizontal gene ...

Soil respiration rate and a variety of soil characteristics including heavy metals, mineral content and organic matter quality were investigated at a forest site close to a former chloralkali factory.

Physio-chemical parameters such as pH, temperature, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), nitrates, as well as heavy metal concentrations were measured ...

China has adopted a plan to tackle heavy-metal pollution, state media reported Saturday, after more than 30 major poisoning incidents since 2009. China discharged 900 tonnes of the highly toxic ...

One hundred and five strains isolated from aquifer sediments and Escherichia coli ML30S were tested for their ability to reduce manganese oxides. Eighty-two strains, including E. coli, reduced ...

Red algae-derived metal-polysaccharide can be anti-microbial - study Ben-Gurion University scientists have connected a metal and a polysaccharide and discovered the compound worked well against ...

Mangroves play a pivotal role in preserving the coastal ecosystem by acting as a physical barrier in the shoreline to prevent erosion. Two recent articles have shown that Keralan mangroves harbor a ...