The microbial biodiversity found in different vitivinicultural regions is an important determinant
of wine terroir. It should be studied and preserved, although it may, in the future, be …

Microbial pesticide degradation studies have until now mainly focused on bacteria, although
fungi have also been shown to degrade pesticides. In this study we clarify the background …

Bioremediation of pesticide-polluted soil may be more efficient using mixed fungal–bacterial
cultures rather than the individual strains alone. This may be due to cooperative catabolism, …

Toxicity of nano-formulated silver to eukaryotes was assessed by exposing nematodes (Caenorhabditis
elegans) to two types of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs): with average primary …

Groundwater is an important drinking water resource. Yet, this resource is threatened by
pollution from chemicals, such as pesticides and their degradation products. To investigate the …

Rapid sand filtration is essential at most waterworks that treat anaerobic groundwater. Often
the filtration depends on microbiological processes, but the microbial communities of the …

Xylella fastidiosa is a notorious plant pathogenic bacterium that represents a threat to crops
worldwide. Its subspecies, Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa is the causal agent of Pierce's …

Winemakers have long used copper as a conventional fungicide treatment on grapevine
and only recently, the use of biocontrol agents depicted a promising alternative. Most of the …

Ammonium oxidation to nitrite and then to nitrate (nitrification) is a key process in many
waterworks treating groundwater to make it potable. In rapid sand filters, nitrifying microbial …

Groundwater extracted for drinking water production is commonly treated by aeration and
sand filtration. However, this simple treatment is typically unable to remove pesticide residues. …