The cultivation of microalgae is growing worldwide and has gained relevance in recent years. On a larger scale, such cultivation is costly and, to make it feasible, finding effective strategies to increase biomolecules and ...

Phosphate fertilizers are widely used in order to achieve high crop productivity, but their production processes are expensive and can cause environmental damage. An alternative for fertilization is the use of ...

Actinobacteria constitute one of the largest bacterial phyla and are classified as Gram-positive bacteria, being ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are recognized for their ability to produce secondary ...

The Brazilian tropical savannah occupies a large area in Brazil and includes a high variety of plant species. This diversity is an important source of endophytic microorganisms consisting mainly of bacteria and fungi that ...

The bacterium Streptococcus mutans is one of the main initiators species of biofilm and is related to the etiology of caries. Currently there have been many studies investigating ways to reduce bacterial adhesion and biofilm ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. To combat resistant microorganisms, it is crucial to find natural alternatives with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. An innovative approach involves coating ...

The biological contamination causes a great depth of concern in the polymers industry, whose materials are used for food packaging. Most of the bacteria are associated to a biofilm; complex microbial ecosystem, well ...

The search for new compounds to eliminate Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae is a strategy used by several researchers. Brazil, for example, has been facing major problems due to the high number of cases of arboviruses transmitted ...

The Brazilian tropical savannah (Cerrado) comprises the second largest Brazilian biome and is characterized by the high incidence of endemic species that makes it an interesting source of microorganisms of biotechnological ...

Water scarcity and contamination of water bodies are relevant concerns in the present time. The utilization of microalgae represents a promising technology for enhancing domestic wastewater treatment processes and the ...