Microbial life can be found over a wide range of extreme conditions like high salinity, pH, temperature, pressure, light intensity, oxygen and nutrients. Halotolerant or halophilic microorganisms, are able to live in saline environments, offer potential applications in various fields of Biotechnology. The halotolerant or halophilic microorganisms are important for maintenance of soil condition ...

Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) of the genus Azospirillum are known to enhance the growth of numerous agricultural crops. We are proposing the use of these bacteria as “microalgae-growth promoting bacteria” (MGPB) to enhance the cleaning capacity of polluted water by the freshwater microalgae Chlorella vulgaris and C. sorokiniana. Deliberate inoculation of Chlorella sp. with a terrestria...

Wound infection is defined as the presence of replicating microorganisms within a wound with subsequent host injury. Infection must be distinguished from wound contamination (microorganisms are not replicating) and wound colonization (replicating microorganisms are present but do not cause host injury). Interestingly, some recent studies of dogs suggest that the organisms that infect a wound ma...

The deliberate addition of microorganisms to the diet of humans dates back to ancient times. Initially, these were probably ingested in the form of fermented milk products, where the bacteria were used to preserve dairy foods. The popularity of dairy products containing "cultures," in the form of yogurt and other fermented milks, has not only withstood the test of time, but their consumption ha...

The symbiotic association between the coral animal and its endosymbiotic dinoflagellate partner Symbiodinium is central to the success of corals. However, an array of other microorganisms associated with coral (i.e., Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, and viruses) have a complex and intricate role in maintaining homeostasis between corals and Symbiodinium. Corals are sensitive to shifts in the surroundi...

Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) have been the target of intensive research studies toward their efficient use in field as biofertilizers, biocontrol, and bioremediation agents among numerous other applications. Recent trends PGPB led to development versatile multifaceted that can be used different conditions such biocontrol plant pathogens metal contaminated soils. Unfortunately, all the...

Siderophores are low molecular weight secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms under iron stress as a specific chelator. In the present study, rhizospheric bacterium was isolated from rhizosphere of sesame plants Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India and later identified Bacillus subtilis LSBS2. It exhibited multiple plant-growth-promoting (PGP) traits such hydrogen cyanide (HCN), ammonia, ...

Abstract The European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) called for the immediate ban on glyphosate in 2022 renewal process, promoting use natural herbicides recommending against other harmful or hazardous chemicals. new chemical testing selection research agendas should consider hormetic effects individual herbicides, their potential mixtures, targeted non-target...

This review paper aims to summarize aspects related the biotechnological potential of halophile and halotolerant microbes in sustainable management agricultural practices. During past few years, different microorganisms have been isolated from saline environments (including Romania) characterized for discovery new species their use industrial applications. presents a brief literature review, co...