Draft genome sequence of subsp. strain HF43, a human gut-associated potential probiotic.

adapts to a wide range of ecological niches, including the human gut. Numerous health-promoting benefits have been associated with . strains.

Probiotics, their action modality and the use of multi-omics in metamorphosis of commensal microbiota into target-based probiotics.

This review article addresses the strategic formulation of human probiotics and allows the reader to walk along the journey that metamorphoses commensal microbiota into target-based probiotics. It recapitulates what are probiotics, their history, and the main mechanisms through which probiotics exert beneficial effects on the host. It articulates how a given probiotic preparation could not be all-encompassing and how each probiotic strain has its unique repertoire of functional genes.

Endophytic fungi associated with Taxus fuana (West Himalayan Yew) of Pakistan: potential bio-resources for cancer chemopreventive agents.

Context: Endophytic fungi, being a prolific source of bioactive secondary metabolites, are of great interest for natural product discovery.

Objective: Isolation and partial characterization of endophytic fungi inhabiting the leaves and woody parts of Taxus fuana Nan Li & R.R.

Production and characterization of esterase in Lantinus tigrinus for degradation of polystyrene.

Polystyrene is considered stable to biological degradation. Lantinus tigrinus isolated from wood sample produced esterase in growth medium under normal conditions. However, acidic medium, 37 degrees C temperature, presence of tween 80; and urea and yeast extract in mineral salt medium enhance the production of esterase and specific activity.

Isolation and molecular characterization of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic degrading fungal isolates.

The recalcitrant nature of polyvinyl chloride creates serious environmental concerns during manufacturing and waste disposal. The present study was aimed to isolate and screen different soil fungi having potential to biodegrade PVC films. After 10 months of soil burial experiment, it was observed that a number of fungal strains were flourishing on PVC films.

An investigation of anthraquinone dye biodegradation by immobilized Aspergillus flavus in fluidized bed bioreactor.

Purpose: Biodegradation and biodecolorization of Drimarene blue K(2)RL (anthraquinone) dye by a fungal isolate Aspergillus flavus SA2 was studied in lab-scale immobilized fluidized bed bioreactor (FBR) system.

Method: Fungus was immobilized on 0.2-mm sand particles.

An HPLC method development for the assessment of degradation products of anthraquinone dye.

This paper describes the development of a simple and sensitive method with reduced run time for the estimation of biodegradation product of an anthraquinone dye, Drimarene blue K(2)RL. The chromatographic analysis was performed using a reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a Lichrospher® RP-18 column, 5 μm particle size, 25 cm × 4.6 mm internal diameter using a 70:20:10 (v/v) mixture of acetonitrile-ammonium acetate buffer (0.