Current state of knowledge in microbial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): a review

D Ghosal, S Ghosh, TK Dutta, Y Ahn - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) include a group of organic priority pollutants of
critical environmental and public health concern due to their toxic, genotoxic, mutagenic …

Microbial enzymes will offer limited solutions to the global plastic pollution crisis

J Chow, P Perez‐Garcia, R Dierkes… - Microbial …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global economies depend on the use of fossil‐fuel‐based polymers with 360–400 million
metric tons of synthetic polymers being produced per year. Unfortunately, an estimated 60 …

Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization

BC Knott, E Erickson, MD Allen, JE Gado… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - pnas.org
Plastics pollution represents a global environmental crisis. In response, microbes are
evolving the capacity to utilize synthetic polymers as carbon and energy sources. Recently …

Biophysical processes supporting the diversity of microbial life in soil

R Tecon, D Or - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Soil, the living terrestrial skin of the Earth, plays a central role in supporting life and is home
to an unimaginable diversity of microorganisms. This review explores key drivers for …

Endophytic Burkholderia: Multifunctional roles in plant growth promotion and stress tolerance

G Pal, S Saxena, K Kumar, A Verma, PK Sahu… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The genus Burkholderia has proven potential in improving plant performance. In recent
decades, a huge diversity of Burkholderia spp. have been reported with diverse capabilities …

The divided bacterial genome: structure, function, and evolution

GC Dicenzo, TM Finan - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2017 - journals.asm.org
Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

Proteinortho: Detection of (Co-)orthologs in large-scale analysis

M Lechner, S Findeiß, L Steiner, M Marz, PF Stadler… - BMC …, 2011 - Springer
Background Orthology analysis is an important part of data analysis in many areas of
bioinformatics such as comparative genomics and molecular phylogenetics. The ever …

Life under extreme energy limitation: a synthesis of laboratory-and field-based investigations

MA Lever, KL Rogers, KG Lloyd… - FEMS microbiology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The ability of microorganisms to withstand long periods with extremely low energy input has
gained increasing scientific attention in recent years. Starvation experiments in the …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial degradation of aromatic compounds

JS Seo, YS Keum, QX Li - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2009 - mdpi.com
Aromatic compounds are among the most prevalent and persistent pollutants in the
environment. Petroleum-contaminated soil and sediment commonly contain a mixture of …