Relationship Between Cell Surface Hydrophobicity and Degradation of Hexadecane
Relationship Between Cell Surface Hydrophobicity and Degradation of Hexadecane

Hamid Tebyanian; Seyed Hanif Mirhosseiny; Omidreza Sarrafi; Ehsan Aliakbari; Mehdi Hassanshahian

Volume 2, Issue 5 , May 2014, , Pages 1613-1619

Abstract
  Some properties of compounds in degrading bacteria are required for biodegradation of contaminants to higher performance. Those strains which have a high percentage of these features ...  Read More
Degradation of Alkanes in Contaminated Sites
Degradation of Alkanes in Contaminated Sites

Ehsan Aliakbari; Hamid Tebyanian; Mehdi Hassanshahian; Ashraf Kariminik

Volume 2, Issue 5 , May 2014, , Pages 1620-1637

Abstract
  Petroleum hydrocarbons are important energy resources used by industry and in our daily life, whose production contributes highly to environmental pollution. To control such risk, bioremediation ...  Read More
Isolation and characterization of phenol degrading bacteria from Persian Gulf
Isolation and characterization of phenol degrading bacteria from Persian Gulf

Negar Amini Boroujeni; Mehdi Hassanshahian; Sayed Mohammad Reza Khoshrou

Volume 2, Issue 2 , February 2014, , Pages 408-416

Abstract
  Phenol and phenol compounds are environmental pollutants present in industrial wastewaters such as, coal tar, oil refineries and petrochemical plants exist. Phenol removal from industrial ...  Read More
The effects of crude oil on marine microbial communities in sediments from the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea: A microcosm experiment
The effects of crude oil on marine microbial communities in sediments from the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea: A microcosm experiment

Mehdi Hassanshahian

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 1-17

Abstract
  Changes in the microbial community in response to catastrophic oil spills in marine and fresh water environments have been well documented. Molecular methods provide tools for analyzing ...  Read More
Antimicrobial activity of Trachyspermum ammi essential oil against human bacterial
Antimicrobial activity of Trachyspermum ammi essential oil against human bacterial

Mehdi Hassanshahian; Zeinab Bayat; Saeide Saeidi; Yasub Shiri

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 18-24

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of Trachyspermum ammi, essential oil against different kinds of microorganisms by microtiter plate method. All 36 ...  Read More
Cloning and gene expression of cytochrome P450 gene from Alcanivorax borkumensis Bacterium
Cloning and gene expression of cytochrome P450 gene from Alcanivorax borkumensis Bacterium

Mehdi Hassanshahian; Mohammad Mehdi Yaghoobi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 76-85

Abstract
  Alcanivorax borkumensis is a marine bacterium that has ability to grow on limited substrates that mainly is alkanes. The ability to use wide range of hydrocarbons is advantage of this ...  Read More
Survey frequency of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) in raw milk at Kerman city
Survey frequency of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) in raw milk at Kerman city

Mehdi Hassanshahian; Zahra Shahi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 117-124

Abstract
  Diarrhea is an important hygienic problem in under development countries. Among pathogenic agents Escherichia coli is the most etiologic agent of diarrhea in children below five years ...  Read More