Crude oil-derived hydrocarbons constitute the largest group of environmental pollutants
worldwide. The number of reports concerning their toxicity and emphasizing the ultimate …

Gene expression in bacteria relies on promoter recognition by the DNA-dependent RNA
polymerase and subsequent transcription initiation. Bacterial cells are able to tune their …

Evolution is the hallmark of life. Descriptions of the evolution of microorganisms have
provided a wealth of information, but knowledge regarding “what happened” has precluded …

R alstonia solanacearum is a soil‐borne bacterium causing the widespread disease known
as bacterial wilt. R alstonia solanacearum is also the causal agent of M oko disease of …

Aromatic compounds belong to one of the most widely distributed classes of organic
compounds in nature, and a significant number of xenobiotics belong to this family of …

Analysis of the catabolic potential of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 against a wide range of
natural aromatic compounds and sequence comparisons with the entire genome of this …

Although most organisms have detoxification abilities (ie mineralization, transformation
and/or immobilization of pollutants), microorganisms, particularly bacteria, play a crucial role …

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 …

PrPC‐deficient mice expressing prion protein variants with large amino‐proximal deletions
(termed PrPΔF) suffer from neurodegeneration, which is rescued by full‐length PrPC. We …

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 …