The β-ketoadipate pathway is a chromosomally encoded convergent pathway for aromatic
compound degradation that is widely distributed in soil bacteria and fungi. One branch …

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE LysR FAMILY OF TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATORS Page 1
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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 …

Recent awareness that most microorganisms in the environment are resistant to cultivation
has prompted scientists to directly clone useful genes from environmental metagenomes …

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 …

NodD1 is a member of the NodD family of LysR-type transcriptional regulators that mediates
the expression of nodulation (nod) genes in the soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. Each …

LysR-type transcriptional regulators (LTTRs) form one of the largest families of bacterial
regulators. They are widely distributed and contribute to all aspects of metabolism and …

Aromatic compounds derived from lignin are of great interest for renewable biotechnical
applications. They can serve in many industries eg as biochemical building blocks for …

Background Lignin materials are abundant and among the most important potential sources
for biofuel production. Development of an efficient lignin degradation process has …

We have determined and analyzed the nucleic acid sequence of a 14,855-bp region that
contains the complete gene cluster encoding the 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (4-HPA) …