In an attempt to discover effective alternative treatment, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), commonly known as photo-biostimulation or phototherapy has emerged. Traditional methods used for cancer treatment is surgery followed by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Recently microbial therapy is being used to control the tumor growth. However the control of the activity of the microbe faces has seve...

Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was coupled with reverse transcription (RT) to analyze both gene copy numbers and transcripts of the 16S rRNA gene and three reductive dehalogenase (RDase) genes (tceA, vcrA, and bvcA) as biomarkers of "Dehalococcoides" spp. in the groundwater of a trichloroethene-dense nonaqueous-phase liquid site at Fort Lewis, WA, that was sequentially subjected to biostimulation and ...

Site-specific data are needed to perform feasibility assessments and remedial design for in situ bioremediation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CAH) contamination in ground water. Site-specific data are needed because treatment effectiveness is determined by the metabolic capabilities of native microorganisms, the combinations and concentrations of contaminants, and a variety of other fac...

Biostimulants, are a wide range of organic or synthetic based products which can enhance the plant performance specially in presence of biotic or abiotic stresses (du Jardin, 2015). Usually, the mode of action of observed responses are not well understood. However, there is an agreement that the response should not be due to presence of essential mineral elements, known plant hormones, or disea...

Microbially-induced CaCO3 precipitation (MICP) is a naturally occurring process wherein durable carbonates are formed as a result of microbial metabolic activities. In recent years, MICP technology has been widely harnessed for applications in civil engineering wherein synthesis of calcium carbonate crystals occurs at ambient temperature paving way for low energy biocement. MICP using pure urea...

BACKGROUND Low back pain syndromes are one of the most frequent causes of movement limitation in populations of highly industrialized countries. They are listed as the main cause of inability to work among people of working age. Chronic pain and the associated limitation of movement underlie the quest for effective therapies. The use of ultrasound, LLLT, vacuum therapy with Ultra Reiz current i...

Hydrophobic organic soil contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are poorly mobile in the aqueous phase and tend to sorb matrix, resulting low bioavailability. Some filamentous fungi efficient degrading this kind of pollutants. However, mechanism mobilization hydrophobic compounds by non-motile microorganisms needs investigations improve pollutant bioavailability bioremediat...

The increasing need for remediation of contaminated sites has led to the development new technologies that emphasize on biological detoxification anddestructionofthe(organic)contaminants.Bioremediationisamongthesetechnologiesthatdestroyorrenderharmlessvariouscontaminants,usingthebiologicalactivityofcertainmicroorganisms[1].Needlesstosaythatasbioremediationactuallyreliesonthemicrobialgrowthandac...