Open AccessMicrobial melanins for radioprotection and bioremediation
Author(s) -
Cordero Radames J. B.,
Vij Raghav,
Casadevall Arturo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
microbial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.287
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1751-7915
DOI - 10.1111/1751-7915.12807
Subject(s) - bioremediation , biochemical engineering , biocompatible material , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , engineering , biomedical engineering , genetics
Summary Microbial melanins provide a biocompatible and scalable approach for bioremediation and radioprotection technologies due to their physicochemical properties.