Abstract Although poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) is the most
promising biopolymer for petroleum-based plastics replacement, the low processes …

Lignin is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass and as such, it is processed in
enormous amounts in the pulp and paper industry worldwide. In such industry it mainly …

Lignin represents an untapped resource in lignocellulosic biomass, primarily due to its
recalcitrance to depolymerization and its intrinsic heterogeneity. In Nature, microorganisms …

Nitroaromatic compounds are relatively rare in nature and have been introduced into the
environment mainly by human activities. This important class of industrial chemicals is …

Cupriavidus necator, a versatile microorganism found in both soil and water, can have both
heterotrophic and lithoautotrophic metabolisms depending on environmental conditions. C …

Environmental problems such as the deterioration of groundwater quality, soil degradation
and various threats to human, animal and ecosystem health are closely related to the …

The relevance of the β‐proteobacterial Burkholderiales order in the degradation of a vast
array of aromatic compounds, including several priority pollutants, has been largely …

The still poorly explored world of microbial functioning is about to be uncovered by a
combined application of old and new technologies. Bacteria, especially, are still in the dark …

This review intends to provide an overview of bacterial degradation of nitrophenols (NPs)
and their derivatives. The main scientific focus is on biochemical and genetic …

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) can function as nanoscale vectors that mediate bacterial
interactions in microbial communities. How bacteria recognize and recruit OMVs inter …