Topic Microbiology
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Synergistic Antibacterial Potential of Zno-Nps with
Different Antibiotics against Multidrug-Resistant
Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Yuan Yu,
Rashad Alkasir,
Anum Farrukh,
Naveeda Riaz,
Aamir Rasool,
Imdad Kaleem,
Sahir Hameed Khattak,
Sajid Ali Khan Bangash,
Muhammad Nauman Khan,
Sana Wahab,
Baber Ali,
Alevcan Kaplan,
Saeedah Musaed Almutairi,
Reham M Alahmadi,
Doaa Bahaa Eldin Darwish
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(4):4893-4902
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Revitalizing Rose Soils with In-situ
Vermicomposting: Harnessing Beverage
Processing Waste for Enhanced
Soil Fertility
He Liu,
Wei Xie,
Yulin Xiong,
Dongliang Li,
Shuaibo Shao,
Jing Li,
Wei Huang,
Xiaohong Fang,
Yongcong Hong,
Yanyan Li,
Chuanpeng Nie,
Pumo Cai
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(4):4633-4645
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Evaluation of Counteraction Potential of ZnO-NPs
and/or Piperacillin-Tazobactam against Multi-Drug
Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and MCF-7
and HepG2 Cell Lines
Anum Farrukh,
Sahir Hameed Khattak,
Imdad Kaleem,
Shahid Basheer,
Sajid Ali Khan Bangash,
Ghulam Muhammad Ali,
Muhammad Nauman Khan,
Mohammad Abul Farah,
Khalid Mashay Al-Anazi,
Alevcan Kaplan,
Rehman Ullah,
Muhammad Adnan,
Muhammad Ammar Javed,
Baber Ali,
Sarah Abdul Razak
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):619-629
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Precipitation on Forestry
Soil Microorganisms
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(6):5923-5931
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Regulation of the Soil Microbial Metabolism
Through Alterations in the Vegetative Community
in Wetlands
Rui Peng,
Xinyu Li,
Jiabao Lou,
Yunliang Song,
Babar Iqbal,
Yi Tang,
Sixuan Xu,
Sushu Cui,
Xiaoxun Zhao,
Ziwei Yang,
Qin Qin,
Xin Zhao
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(6):5307-5317
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Hazardous Impacts of Clopyralid, Benazolin,
and Clethodim on Seed Germination and Seedling
of Oil Rapeseed (Brassica napus)
Zhang Hong,
Yahya Faqir,
Ghulam Mujtaba Kalhoro,
Mohammad Talib Kalhoro,
Abdul Rasheed Kaleri,
Ali Murad,
Kang Xiaohui,
Jahansher Qambrani,
Wang Fukai,
Gao Zhixian,
Mohammad Adeel
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(3):2623-2636
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Biological Investigation on Novel Natural Dye
Extracted from the Bark of Calligonum
polygonoides L. and Their Application
on Cotton Fiber
Rizwanullah Rizwanullah,
Abdur Rauf,
Firasat Hussain,
Ihsan Ali,
Javed Muhammad,
Alia Gul,
Hazrat Hussain,
Mushtaq Ahmad Gondal,
Muhammad Ilyas,
Mohammad Kamil,
Rubywali Khan,
Muhammad Romman,
Rainaz Pervaiz,
Naila Hadayat,
Hamza Iftikhar,
Muhsin Jamal,
Ikramullah Khan,
Muhammad Shuaib
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(4):3789-3796
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Findings on Trends of Chromium and Lead
Bioaccumulation in Cirrhina mrigala in the Water
and Sediments of River Ravi
Muhammad Akram Qazi,
Hamda Azmat,
Noor Khan,
Naveed Iqbal Khan,
Farah Umar,
Zubaida Hamid,
Rehman Gul,
Mahreen Khalid,
Mahroze Fatima,
Ayesha Malik,
Sheeza Bano,
Fakhira Khalid,
Sadia Nazir,
Muhammad Ijaz Mughal,
Bakhtawar Baig
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(2):1285-1292
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessing the N Cycling Ecosystem
Function-Processes and the Involved Functional
Guilds upon Plant Litter Amendment
in Lower Himalaya
Tahir Zaman,
Akhtar Iqbal,
Areeba Shaukat,
Rashid Nazir,
Arshid Pervez,
Muhammad Bilal,
Faridullah Faridullah,
Muhammad Rizwan,
Shafaqat Ali,
Saad Alkahtani,
Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim,
Farhan Hafeez
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2021;30(1):917-926
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Changes in Soil Enzymatic Activity Caused
by Hydric Stress
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2653-2660
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Isolating Soil-Born Fungi and Determining
Their Phytotoxicty Against Weeds in Millet
Naila Azam,
Ikramullah Khan,
Muhammad Shuaib,
Hameed Alsamadany,
Ghazala Shaheen,
Farooq Jan,
Yahya Alzahrani,
Rukhsana Kausar,
Muzammil Shah,
Sadia Nadir,
Saraj Bahadur,
K.M. Dawar
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(3):2055-2062
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Catalytic Efficiency of Acidithiobacillus
ferrooxidans for Bioleaching Copper
from Chalcocite Containing Sulfide Ore
from Reko Diq Deposits
Muhammad Ali Furqan,
Uzma Farooq,
Rabia Liaquat,
Huda Ahmed Alghamdi,
Bashir Ahmad,
Zahid Qureshi,
Asif Jamal,
Isfahan Tauseef,
Syed Kashif Haleem,
Inayat Ullah,
Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(2):1593-1600
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
In vivo Antioxidant Potential of Raphanus sativus
Seeds in Rat Kidney Against CCl4-Induced Toxicity
Irum Shehzadi,
Naseer Ali Shah,
Muhammad Rashid Khan,
Muhammad Shuaib,
Muzammil Shah,
Aimal Khan,
Hani S.H. Mohammed Ali,
Yasir Anwar,
Firasat Hussain,
Hayat Khan,
Imtiaz Ali Khan,
Imdad Kaleem,
Asghar Shabbir,
Naveeda Riaz,
Asad ul-Haq,
Yaseer Rasheed,
Mahnoor Khan,
Adeel Sher,
Ijaz Ali,
Ghazala Shaheen
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(1):277-284
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Microbiological Safety and Antibiogram Analysis
of Selected Food Products Obtained
in the Marketplace of Peshawar and Mardan,
KPK, Pakistan
Hayat Khan,
Shakir Ullah,
Muhammad Salman,
Firasat Hussain,
Yasir Anwar,
Ihsan Ullah,
Imtiaz Ali Khan,
Hazrat Hussain,
Ijaz Naeem,
Ajmal Khan,
Haji Khan,
Farooq Jan,
Muhammad Shuaib
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(6):4239-4245
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Soil Nematode Trophic Groups in Four Different
Plantations in Southern China:
Implications for Restoration
Cancan Zhao1, Feng Sun1, 2, Chengde Yu1, Lili Zhu1, Ying Li1, Zhenxing Zhou1, Guangfei Yang1, Wenjuan Wang1, Renhui Miao1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(3):1379-1386
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Distribution of Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophs
in Freshwater Plateau Lakes
Yingying Tian1, 2, Xingqiang Wu1, Qichao Zhou3, Oscar Omondi Donde1, 2, 4, Cuicui Tian1, Chunbo Wang1, Bing Feng1, 2, Bangding Xiao1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(2):871-879
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Optimizing Toluene Degradation by Bacterial
Strain Isolated from Oil-Polluted Soils
Fatemeh Heydarnezhad1, Mehran Hoodaji1, Mahdi Shahriarinour2, Arezoo Tahmourespour3, Shahab Shariati4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(2):655-663
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Aeromycological Monitoring of Disused Mines
in Poland
Wojciech Pusz1, Jakub Grzeszczuk1, Paweł P. Zagożdżon2, Włodzimierz Kita1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(1):257-266
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Controlling Nitrate and Heavy Metals Content in Leeks (Allium porrum L.) Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation
Lucie Kučová1, Tomáš Kopta1, Agnieszka Sękara2, Robert Pokluda1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(1):137-143
SHORT COMMUNICATION
The Effect of Salinity on Native Proteolytic
Activity in Soil
Ladislav Holik, Valerie Vranová, Klement Rejšek
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(6):2873-2877
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Microorganisms in Soils with High Nickel
and Chromium Concentrations
in Western Serbia
Olivera Stajković-Srbinović1, Dušica Delić1, Nataša Rasulić1, Djordje Kuzmanović1, Beata Houšková2, Biljana Sikirić1, Vesna Mrvić1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(4):1663-1671
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Degradation of Carbofuran in Contaminated Soil
by Immobilized Laccase
Xin Wang1, Li Liu2, Mengqin Yao1, Huiwen Zhang3, Jia Bao1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(3):1305-1312
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of Nitrogen Addition on Soil Respiration
in a Larch Plantation
Jiang Zhu, Fengfeng Kang, Jing Chen, Xiaoqin Cheng, Hairong Han
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(3):1403-1412
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Screening and Identifying a Cadmium-resistant
Fungus and Characterizing its
Cadmium Adsorption
Yanan Deng1, Lifeng Wang1, Kun Luo2, Di Peng1, Huidan Jiang1,
Chenzhong Jin3, Xiaomao Zhou1, Lianyang Bai1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(3):1011-1021
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Influence of Trichoderma on the Phytosanitary
Status of Soil and Yield of Red Beets
(Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris)
Agnieszka Wolna-Maruwka1, Tomasz Piechota2, Jacek Dach3,
Magdalena Szczech4, Izabela Szczerbal5, Alicja Niewiadomska1,
Anna Budka6, Renata Gaj7
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(2):847-859
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Would Forest Litter Cause a Risk
of Increased Copper Solubility and Toxicity
in Polluted Soils Remediated
via Phytostabilization?
Mateusz Cuske1, Anna Karczewska1, Bernard Gałka1, Konrad Matyja2,3
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(1):419-423
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Impact of Tillaging Spring Barley
on Selected Chemical, Microbiological,
and Enzymatic Soil Properties
Dorota Swędrzyńska1, Irena Małecka-Jankowiak2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(1):303-313
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Changes in Enzymatic Activities and Microbial
Communities in Soil under Long-Term Maize
Monoculture and Crop Rotation
Anna Gałązka1, Karolina Gawryjołek1, Andrzej Perzyński1,
Rafał Gałązka3, Jerzy Księżak2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(1):39-46
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Microbial Community Dynamics
in Field-Scale Biopile Bioremediation
Ana Maria Tănase1,2, Iulia Chiciudean2, Ioana Mereuţă2, Robertina Ionescu2,
Călina Petruţa Cornea1, Tatiana Vassu2, Ileana Stoica2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(1):331-336
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Bioremediation of Oil-Based Paint from Aqueous
Media by Novel Indigenous Brevibacillus parabrevis
Strain NAP3 and its Toxicity Assessment
Anwar Hussain Phulpoto1, Muneer Ahmed Qazi1,2, Shahida Mangi1, Safia Ahmed2,
Ihsan-Ul-Haq3, Abdul Rahman Phul3, Nisar Ahmed Kanhar1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(1):229-237
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of No-Till Farming and Straw Mulch
on Spatial Variability of Soil Respiration
in Sloping Cropland
Yingchen Li1, Cuicui Hou1, Qibo Wang1, Yingying Chen1, Jianmin Ma1, Zaman Mohammad2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(6):2499-2508
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Abundance and Community Composition
of Ammonia-Oxidizing Prokaryotes
in Small-Reservoir Sediments in China’s
Huashan Watershed
Dayong Zhao1,2, Rui Huang1,2, Jin Zeng3, Juan Luo1,2, Feng Shen1,2, Cuiling Jiang2,
Feng Huang2, Zhongbo Yu1,2, Qinglong L. Wu3
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(6):2665-2673
REVIEW PAPER
Analysis of Microbial Parameters of Soil
in Different Tillage Systems Under Sugar Beets
(Beta vulgaris L.)
Alicja Niewiadomska1, Renata Gaj2, Jacek Przybył3, Anna Budka4,
Natalia Mioduszewska3, Agnieszka Wolna-Maruwka1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(5):1803-1812
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Change in Microbiological Conditions
of Lawn Grass Root Zones as a Result
of Fertilization with Sewage Sludge
Tomasz Paweł Kurowski1, Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki1,
Kazimierz Grabowski2, Marta Damszel1, Edyta Kwiatkowska1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(5):2015-2026
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Seasonal Measurement of Greenhouse
Gas Concentrations and Emissions Along
the Longitudinal Profile of a Small Stream
Václav Mach1, Adam Bednařík1, Lubomír Čáp2, Jan Šipoš1, Martin Rulík1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(5):2047-2056
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Characterizing Microbial Populations
in Petroleum-Contaminated Soils
of Swat District, Pakistan
Muhammad Nazir Uddin1, Murtaza Ali1, Muhammad2, Muhammad Farooq2,
Nisar Ahmad1, Johar Jamil2, Kalsoom2, Muhammad Adnan3,
Nazish Shah4, Ahsan Khan4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(4):1721-1727
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Isolation, Characterization, and Growth Promotion
of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria Associated
with Nicotiana Tabacum (Tobacco)
Lin Gao1, Fanyu Kong1, Chao Feng1, Jing Wang1, Jiaming Gao2,
Guoming Shen1, Chengsheng Zhang1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(3):993-1003
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Armillaria Population in Flood-Plain Forest
of Natural Pedunculate Oak Showing
Oak Decline
Wojciech Szewczyk, Hanna Kwaśna, Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(3):1253-1262
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Distribution and Molecular Characterization
of an Alien Fungus, Clathrus archeri,
in Poland
Marcin Pietras1, Maria Rudawska1, Grzegorz Iszkuło1,2,
Anna Kujawa3, Tomasz Leski1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(3):1197-1204
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Resistance of Arylsulfatase to Contamination
of Soil by Heavy Metals
Jadwiga Wyszkowska, Karol Wieczorek, Jan Kucharski
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(1):365-375
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Bioremediation Potential Assessment of Plant
Growth-Promoting Autochthonous Bacteria:
a Lignite Mine Case Study
Saud Hamidović1, Smilja Teodorović2, Blažo Lalević3, Jelena Jovičić-Petrović3,
Jelena Jović4, Dragan Kiković5, Vera Raičević3
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(1):113-119
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of Scots Pine Sawdust Amendment
on Abundance and Diversity
of Culturable Fungi in Soil
Monika Małecka1, Hanna Kwaśna2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2515-2524
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Microbiological and Enzymatic Activity
of Soil after Pollution with Fluorine
Radosław Szostek1, Zdzisław Ciećko1,2, Maciej Walczak3, Maria Swiontek-Brzezinska3
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2641-2646
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Bacterial Abundance and Dehydrogenase
Activity in Selected Agricultural Soils
from Lublin Region
Agnieszka Wolińska1, Hanna Rekosz-Burlaga2, Agata Goryluk-Salmonowicz2,
Mieczysław Błaszczyk2, Zofia Stępniewska1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2677-2682
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Influence of Biopreparations on Phytoremediation
of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil
Oleksandr Karpenko1, Andriy Banya2, Volodymyr Baranov3,
Volodymyr Novikov1, Barbara A. Kołwzan4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(5):2009-2015
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Sodium Alginate/Ultrasonic-Assisted
Biodegradation of Oestrogens in Soil
Ying Chen1,2, Chen Zhang3, Yaling Zeng1,2, Yu Li1,2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(4):1535-1542
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Ash and Bone Phosphorus Biofertilizers on Bacillus megaterium Counts and Select Biological and Physical Soil Properties
Magdalena Jastrzębska, Marta K. Kostrzewska, Przemysław Makowski,
Kinga Treder, Marek Marks
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(4):1603-1609
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Root Radial Oxygen Loss and the Effects
on Rhizosphere Microarea
of Two Submerged Plants
Cuicui Tian1,2, Chunbo Wang1,2, Yingying Tian1,2, Xingqiang Wu1, Bangding Xiao1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(4):1795-1802
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Eco-Friendly Approach for Synthesis of Silver
Nano-Particles Using Aqueous Leaf Extract
of Kalanchoe Pinnata as Antimicrobial Agents
Mansi Guleriya,
Somya Sinha,
Kumud Pant,
Prateek Gururani,
Nilay Singh,
Janhvi Mishra Rawat,
Naveen Chandra Joshi,
Sarah González Henao,
Debasis Mitra,
Rokayya Sami,
Helal F. Al-Harthi,
Roqayah H. Kadi,
N.I. Aljuraide,
Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Optimizing Sunflower Growth,
Nutrient Assimilation, and Biochemical
Attributes under Salinity Stress Using
a Combination of Sulfur-Treated Biochar
and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Asif Minhas,
Muhammad Ikram,
Asif Maqbool,
Haseeb Ur Rehman,
Ahsan Mehmood,
Hafiza Samra Younas,
Abdullah Ehsan,
Abdul Rauf,
Sami Al Obaid,
Mohammad Javed Ansari,
Ismail Khan