Publications by authors named "Hamna Saleem"
Helophytic plants contribute significantly in phytoremediation of a variety of pollutants due to their physiological or biochemical mechanisms. Phenol, which is reported to have negative/deleterious effects on plant metabolism at concentrations higher than 500 mg/L, remains hard to be removed from the environmental compartments using conventional phytoremediation procedures. The present study aims to investigate the feasibility of using (a helophytic grass) in combination with three bacterial strains namely ACRH76, LORH97, and sp.
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- AK1 is a thermophilic bacterium that thrives at temperatures between 45°C and 70°C, isolated from a hot spring in Saudi Arabia.
- It has a rod shape, is motile, and strictly aerobic, with a genome consisting of 29 contigs totaling 5,155,092 base pairs and encoding 3,946 protein-coding genes.
- Despite its small genome size, strain AK1 has a high GC content and contains genes that may help in breaking down various substances, including plastics and long-chain hydrocarbons, highlighting its potential for environmental and biotechnological applications.
Phenol is a commonly found organic pollutant in industrial wastewaters. Its ecotoxicological significance is well known and, therefore, the compound is often required to be removed prior to discharge. In this study, plant-bacterial synergism was established in floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) in an attempt to maximize the removal of phenol from contaminated water.
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