Aromatic compounds are ubiquitous in nature; they are the building blocks of abundant
lignin, and constitute a substantial proportion of synthetic chemicals and organic pollutants …

Human activities have resulted in the release and introduction into the environment of a
plethora of aromatic chemicals. The interest in discovering how bacteria are dealing with …

The expectations raised in the mid-1980s on the potential of genetic engineering for in situ
remediation of environmental pollution have not been entirely fulfilled. Yet, we have learned …

Transcriptional activation of many bacterial promoters in their natural environment is not a
simple on/off decision. The expression of cognate genes is integrated in layers of iterative …

ABSTRACT Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E is tolerant to toluene and other toxic
hydrocarbons through extrusion of the toxic compounds from the cell by means of three …

Cometabolic degradation plays a prominent role in bioremediation of commingled
groundwater contamination (eg, chlorinated solvents and the solvent stabilizer 1, 4-dioxane …

As a result of anthropogenic activity, large number of recalcitrant aromatic compounds have
been released into the environment. Consequently, microbial communities have adapted …

Bacterial biodegradation of hydrocarbons, an important process for environmental
remediation, requires the passage of hydrophobic substrates across the cell membrane …

Publisher Summary Toluene is found naturally in petroleum and coal, and is a major
component of gasoline. It is also produced by the burning of organic materials and has been …

Deciphering the complex interconnecting bacterial responses to the presence of aromatic
compounds is required to gain an integrated understanding of how aromatic catabolic …