title: Use of Pseudomonas spp. for the bioremediation of environmental pollutants: a review.
abstract: Environmental pollution implies any alteration in the surroundings but it is restricted in use especially to mean any deterioration in the physical, chemical, and biological quality of the environment. All types of pollution, directly or indirectly, affect human health. Present scenario of pollution calls for immediate attention towards the remediation and detoxification of these hazardous agents in order to have a healthy living environment. The present communication will deal with the use of naturally occurring microbes capable of bioremediating the major environmental pollutants.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Dammam, P.O. Box 2114, Dammam, 31451, Saudi Arabia. samwasi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Samina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wasi
authors.forename: Shams
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tabrez
authors.forename: Masood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants