Background: Glyphosate (N-phosphonomethyl Glycine) is an organophosphorus pesticide with dangerous effects on the environment. In this study, the biodegradation of glyphosate herbicide by halophilic bacteria isolated from Qom Hoze-Soltan Lake has been investigated. Methods: After sampling and bacterial isolation, native halophilic strains grown in the presence of glyphosate at a wavelength of 6...

The influence of soil temperature and moisture on Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood was examined in relation to hatching and survival of second-stage juveniles (J2). Nematodes were cultured on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv. Acala SJ2) under field conditions to provide populations similar to those found in the field in late autumn. Egg masses were placed in a temperature range...

Moderately halophilic bacteria are widely distributed in many kinds of fermented foods: for example, strains of Jeotgalibacillus alimentarius were found in jeotgal in Korea (Yoon et al., 2001), Lentibacillus juripiscarius and Lentibacillus halophilus, Tetragenococcus halophilus and T. muriaticus in Thai fi sh sauce (Namwong et al., 2005; Tanasupawat et al., 2006; Thongsanit et al., 2002), Bacil...

Salinicoccus halodurans H3B36 is a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a sediment sample of Qaidam Basin at 3.2 m vertical depth. Strain H3B36 accumulate N (α)-acetyl-α-lysine as compatible solute against salinity and heat stresses and may have potential applications in industrial biotechnology. In this study, we sequenced the genome of strain H3B36 using single molecule, real-time se...