Patel J, Zhang Q, Michael R, McKay L, Vincent R, Xu Z (2010) Genetic engineering of
Caulobacter crescentus for removal of cadmium from water. Appl Biochem Biotechnol
160:232–243
Paul D, Pandey G, Jain RK (2005) Suicidal genetically engineered microorganisms for bioremediation: need and perspectives. BioEssays 27(5):563–573
Philp JC, Atlas RM (2005) Bioremediation of contaminated soils and aquifers. In: Atlas RM, Philp
JC (eds) Bioremediation: applied microbial solutions for real-world environmental cleanup.
ASM Press, Washington, DC
Pieper DH, Reineke W (2000) Engineering bacteria for bioremediation. Curr Opin Biotechnol
11:262–270
Pilon-Smits E (2005) Phytoremediation. Annu Rev Plant Biol 56:15–39
Prakash D, Verma S, Bhatia R, Tiwar BN (2011) Risks and precautions of genetically modified
organisms. Int Scholarly Res Not 2011:13p
Qin J, Rosen BP, Zhang Y, Wang GJ, Franke S, Rensing C (2006) Arsenic detoxification and
evolution of trimethylarsine gas by a microbial arsenite Sadenosylmethionine
methyltransferase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103:2075–2080
Ramos JL, Mermod N, Timmis KN (1987) Regulatory circuits controlling transcription of TOL
plasmid operon encoding meta-cleavage pathway for degradation of alkylbenzoates by Pseudomonas. Mol Microbiol 1:293–300
Reeves R, Baker A (2000) Metal accumulating plants. In: Raskin I, Ensley BD (eds)
Phytoremediation of toxic metals: using plants to clean up the environment. Wiley-Interscience,
New York, pp 193–229
Rojo F, Pieper DH, Engesser KH, Knackmuss HJ, Timmis KN (1987) Assemblage of ortho
cleavage route for simultaneous degradation of chloro- and methylaromatics. Science
238:1395–1398
Roy M, Giri AK, Dutta S, Mukherjee P (2015) Integrated phytobial remediation for sustainable
management of arsenic in soil and water. Environ Int 75:180–198
Rugh CL, Wilde D, Stack NM, Thompson DM, Summer AO, Meagher RB (1996) Mercuric ion
reduction and resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing a modified bacterial merA gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:3182–3187
Salt D, Smith R, Raskin I (1998) Phytoremediation. Annu Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol
49:643–668
Sandermann H (1994) Higher plant metabolism of xenobiotics: the ‘green liver’ concept.
Pharmacogenetics 4:225–241
Sasaki Y, Minakawa T, Miyazaki A, Silver S, Kusano T (2005) Functional dissection of a mercuric
ion transporter Mer C from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
69:1394–1402
Saxena G, Bharagava RN (2015) Persistent organic pollutants and bacterial communities present
during the treatment of tannery wastewater. In: Chandra R (ed) Environmental waste management, 1st edn. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, pp 217–247. https://doi.org/10.1201/
b19243-10
Saxena G, Bharagava RN (2016) Ram Chandra: advances in biodegradation and bioremediation of
industrial waste. Clean Techn Environ Policy 18(3):979–980
Saxena G, Bharagava RN (2017) Organic and inorganic pollutants in industrial wastes, their
ecotoxicological effects, health hazards and bioremediation approaches. In: Bharagava RN
(ed) Environmental pollutants and their bioremediation approaches, 1st edn. CRC Press/Taylor
& Francis, Boca Raton, pp 23–56. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315173351-3
Saxena G, Chandra R, Bharagava RN (2016) Environmental pollution, toxicity profile and treatment approaches for tannery wastewater and its chemical pollutants. Rev Environ Contam
Toxicol 240:31–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/398_2015_5009
Saxena G, Purchase D, Mulla SI, Saratale GD, Bharagava RN (2019) Phytoremediation of heavy
metal-contaminated sites: eco-environmental concerns, field studies, sustainability issues, and
future prospects. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol. https://doi.org/10.1007/398_2019_24
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Caulobacter crescentus for removal of cadmium from water. Appl Biochem Biotechnol
160:232–243
Paul D, Pandey G, Jain RK (2005) Suicidal genetically engineered microorganisms for bioremediation: need and perspectives. BioEssays 27(5):563–573
Philp JC, Atlas RM (2005) Bioremediation of contaminated soils and aquifers. In: Atlas RM, Philp
JC (eds) Bioremediation: applied microbial solutions for real-world environmental cleanup.
ASM Press, Washington, DC
Pieper DH, Reineke W (2000) Engineering bacteria for bioremediation. Curr Opin Biotechnol
11:262–270
Pilon-Smits E (2005) Phytoremediation. Annu Rev Plant Biol 56:15–39
Prakash D, Verma S, Bhatia R, Tiwar BN (2011) Risks and precautions of genetically modified
organisms. Int Scholarly Res Not 2011:13p
Qin J, Rosen BP, Zhang Y, Wang GJ, Franke S, Rensing C (2006) Arsenic detoxification and
evolution of trimethylarsine gas by a microbial arsenite Sadenosylmethionine
methyltransferase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103:2075–2080
Ramos JL, Mermod N, Timmis KN (1987) Regulatory circuits controlling transcription of TOL
plasmid operon encoding meta-cleavage pathway for degradation of alkylbenzoates by Pseudomonas. Mol Microbiol 1:293–300
Reeves R, Baker A (2000) Metal accumulating plants. In: Raskin I, Ensley BD (eds)
Phytoremediation of toxic metals: using plants to clean up the environment. Wiley-Interscience,
New York, pp 193–229
Rojo F, Pieper DH, Engesser KH, Knackmuss HJ, Timmis KN (1987) Assemblage of ortho
cleavage route for simultaneous degradation of chloro- and methylaromatics. Science
238:1395–1398
Roy M, Giri AK, Dutta S, Mukherjee P (2015) Integrated phytobial remediation for sustainable
management of arsenic in soil and water. Environ Int 75:180–198
Rugh CL, Wilde D, Stack NM, Thompson DM, Summer AO, Meagher RB (1996) Mercuric ion
reduction and resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing a modified bacterial merA gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:3182–3187
Salt D, Smith R, Raskin I (1998) Phytoremediation. Annu Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol
49:643–668
Sandermann H (1994) Higher plant metabolism of xenobiotics: the ‘green liver’ concept.
Pharmacogenetics 4:225–241
Sasaki Y, Minakawa T, Miyazaki A, Silver S, Kusano T (2005) Functional dissection of a mercuric
ion transporter Mer C from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
69:1394–1402
Saxena G, Bharagava RN (2015) Persistent organic pollutants and bacterial communities present
during the treatment of tannery wastewater. In: Chandra R (ed) Environmental waste management, 1st edn. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, pp 217–247. https://doi.org/10.1201/
b19243-10
Saxena G, Bharagava RN (2016) Ram Chandra: advances in biodegradation and bioremediation of
industrial waste. Clean Techn Environ Policy 18(3):979–980
Saxena G, Bharagava RN (2017) Organic and inorganic pollutants in industrial wastes, their
ecotoxicological effects, health hazards and bioremediation approaches. In: Bharagava RN
(ed) Environmental pollutants and their bioremediation approaches, 1st edn. CRC Press/Taylor
& Francis, Boca Raton, pp 23–56. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315173351-3
Saxena G, Chandra R, Bharagava RN (2016) Environmental pollution, toxicity profile and treatment approaches for tannery wastewater and its chemical pollutants. Rev Environ Contam
Toxicol 240:31–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/398_2015_5009
Saxena G, Purchase D, Mulla SI, Saratale GD, Bharagava RN (2019) Phytoremediation of heavy
metal-contaminated sites: eco-environmental concerns, field studies, sustainability issues, and
future prospects. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol. https://doi.org/10.1007/398_2019_24
1 Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Their Potential in. . .
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