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elements in carbonate sediments from a mining area in Poland. Environ Chem Lett 12:435–441
de Paiva Magalhaes D, da Costa Marques MR, Baptista DF, Buss DF (2015) Metal bioavailability
and toxicity in freshwaters. Environ Lett 13:69–87
Park C, Park W (2018) Survival and energy producing strategies of alkane degraders under extreme
conditions and their biotechnological potential. Front Microbiol 9:1–15. https://doi.org/10.
3389/fmicb.2018.01081
Patel RK, Dodia MS, Joshi RH, Singh SP (2006) Purification and characterization of alkaline
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Desulfavibrio desulfuricans: biocatalyst characterization and use in a flowthrough bioreactor.
Appl Environ Microbiol 65:2691–2696
Lloyd JR, Leang C, Hodges Myerson AL, Coppi MV, Cuifo S, Methe B et al (2003) Biochemical
and genetic characterization of PpcA, a periplasmic c-type cytochrome in Geobacter
sulfurreducens. Biochem J 369:153–161
MacElroy RD (1974) Some comments on the evolution of extremophiles. Biosystems 6:74–75
Madhavi GN, Mohini DD (2012) Review paper on parameters affecting bioremediation. Int J Life
Sci Pharma Res 2:77–80
Margesin R, Schinner F (1999) Biological decontamination of oil spills in cold environments. J
Chem Technol Biotechnol 74:381–389
Marques CR (2018) Extremophilic microfactories: applications in metal and radionuclide bioremediation. Front Microbiol 9:1191. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01191
McDaniel CS, Harper LL, Wild JR (1988) Cloning and sequencing of a plasmid-borne gene (opd)
encoding a phosphotriesterase. J Bacteriol 170:2306–2311
Merone L, Mandrich L, Rossi M, Manco G (2005) A thermostable phosphotriesterase from the
archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus: cloning, overexpression and properties. Extremophiles
9:297–305
Mi S, Song J, Lin J, Che Y, Zheng H, Lin J (2011) Complete genome of Leptospirillum ferriphilum
ML-04 provides insight into its physiology and environmental adaptation. J Microbiol
49:890–901
Mohner M, Lindtner M, Otten H, Gille HG (2006) Leukemia and exposure to ionizing radiation
among German uranium miners. Am J Ind Med 49:238–248
Mulligana CN, Yong RN (2004) Natural attenuation of contaminated soils. Environ Int 30:587–601
Naik S, Furtado I (2014) Equilibrium and kinetics of adsorption of Mn
+2 by Haloarchaeon
Halobacterium sp. GUSF (MTCC3265). Geomicrobiol J 31:708–715
Najera-Fernandez C, Zafrilla B, Bonete M, Martinez-Espinosa R (2012) Role of the denitrifying
haloarchaea in the treatment of nitrite-brines. Int Microbiol 15:111–119. https://doi.org/10.
2436/20.1501.01.164
Nikolaivits E, Dimarogona M, Fokialakis N, Topakas E (2017) Marine-derived biocatalysts:
importance, accessing and application in aromatic pollutant bioremediation. Front Microbiol
8:265. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00265
Novak HR, Sayer C, Panning J, Littlechild JA (2013) Characterization of an 1-haloacid
dehalogenase from the marine psychrophile Psychromonas ingrahamii with potential industrial
application. Mar Biotechnol 15:695–705
Orellana R, Macaya C, Bravo G, Dorochesi F, Cumsille A, Valencia R et al (2018) Living at the
frontiers of life: extremophiles in Chile and their potential for bioremediation. Front Microbiol
9:2309. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02309
Oren A (2008) Microbial life at high salt concentrations: phylogenetic and metabolic diversity.
Saline Syst 4:2. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-1448-4-2
Oren A (2010) Industrial and environmental applications of halophilic microorganisms. Environ
Technol 31:825–834
Ospina-Alvarez N, Glaz L, Dmowski K, Krasnodebska-Ostrega B (2014) Mobility of toxic
elements in carbonate sediments from a mining area in Poland. Environ Chem Lett 12:435–441
de Paiva Magalhaes D, da Costa Marques MR, Baptista DF, Buss DF (2015) Metal bioavailability
and toxicity in freshwaters. Environ Lett 13:69–87
Park C, Park W (2018) Survival and energy producing strategies of alkane degraders under extreme
conditions and their biotechnological potential. Front Microbiol 9:1–15. https://doi.org/10.
3389/fmicb.2018.01081
Patel RK, Dodia MS, Joshi RH, Singh SP (2006) Purification and characterization of alkaline
protease from a newly isolated haloalkaiphilic Bacillus sp. Process Biochem 41:2002–2009
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