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Deinococcus wulumuqiensis sp. nov. and Deincoccus xibeiensis sp. nov., isolated from
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327
hydrocarbon-contaminated soil from an Alpine former military site. App Microbiol Biotechnol
102:4409–4421
Singh BK, Walker A (2005) Microbial degradation of organophosphorus compounds. FEMS
Microbiol Rev 30:428–471
Sivaperumal P, Kamala K, Rajaram R (2017) Bioremediation of industrial waste through enzymes
producing marine microorganisms. Adv Food Nutr Res 80:165–179
Smith CJ, Osborn AM (2009) Advantages and limitations of quantitative PCR (Q-PCR)-based
approaches in microbial ecology. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 67:6–20
Souza EC, Vessoni-Penna TC, Olivera RP (2014) Biosurfactant-enhanced hydrocarbon bioremediation: an overview. Int Bioderior Biodegrad 89:88–94
Srivastava P, Kowshik M (2013) Mechanisms of metal resistance and homeostasis in haloarchaea.
Archaea 1:1–16
Srivastava P, Bragança J, Ramanan SR, Kowshik M (2013) Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using
haloarchaeal isolate Halococcus salifodinae BK3. Extremophiles 17:821–831
Takeuchi F, Iwahori K, Kamimura K, Negishi A, Maeda T, Sugio T (2001) Volatilization of
mercury under acidic conditions from mercury-polluted soil by a mercury-resistant
Acidithiobacilus ferrooxidans SUG 2-2. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 65:1981–1986
Tamponnet C, Declerck S (2008) Radionuclide pollution is a worldwide problem that arises from
human activities. J Environ Radioact 99:773–774
Tango MSA, Islam MR (2002) Potential of extremophiles or biotechnological and petroleum
applications. Energy Sources 24:543–559
Thapa B, Kumar AKC, Ghimire A (2012) A review on bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon
contaminants in soil. Kathmandu Univ J Sci Eng Technol 8:164–170
Tindall BJ, Ross HNM, Grant WD (1984) Natronobacterium gen. nov. and Natronococcus gen.
nov., two new general of haloalkaliphilic archaebacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 5:41–57
Torregrosa-Crespo J, Martinez-Espinosa R, Esclapez J, Bautista V, Pire C, Camacho M et al (2016)
Anaerobic metabolism in Haloferax genus: denitrification as case of study. In: Poole RK
(ed) Advances in microbial physiology, vol 68, 1st edn. Oxford Academic Press, Oxford, pp
41–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.ampbs.2016.02.001
Tse H, Comba M, Alaee M (2004) Methods or the determination of organophosphate insecticide in
water, sediments and biota. Chemosphere 54:41–47
U.S. Enviroenmental Protetion Agency (1986) Test method for evaluating solid waste, SW-846, vol
1A, 3rd edn. US EPA, Washington, DC
Valentine D (2007) Adaptations to energy stress dictate the ecology and evolution of the Archaea.
Nat Rev Microbiol 5:316–323. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1619
Varjani SJ, Gnansounou E, Pandey A (2017) Comprehensive review on toxicity of persistent
organic pollutant from petroleum refinery waste and their degradation by microorganisms.
Chemosphere 188:280–291
Wang W, Mao J, Zhang Z, Tang Q, Xie Y, Zhu J, Zhang L, Liu Z, Shi Y, Goodfellow M (2010a)
Deinococcus wulumuqiensis sp. nov. and Deincoccus xibeiensis sp. nov., isolated from
radiation-polluted soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 60:2006–2010
Wang L, Wang W, Lai Q, Shao Z (2010b) Gene diversity of CYO153A and AlkB alkane
hydroxylases in oil-degrading bacteria isolated from the Atlantic Ocean. Environ Microbiol
12:1230–1242
Wang J, Feng X, Anderson CW, Xing Y, Shang L (2012) Remediation of mercury contaminated
sites-a review. J Hazard Mater 221–222:1–18
Wildung RE, Gorby YA, Krupka KM, Hess NJ, Li SW, Plymale AE et al (2000) Effect of electron
donor and solution chemistry on products of dissimilatory reduction of technetium by
Shewanella putrefaciens. Appl Environ Microbiol 66:2451–2460
Woese CR, Fox GE (1977) Phylogenetic structure of the prokaryotic domain: the primary kingdom.
Proc Natl Acad Sci 74:558–5090
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327