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 …

Microorganisms in the environment can often adapt to use xenobiotic chemicals as novel
growth and energy substrates. Specialized enzyme systems and metabolic pathways for the …

Soil contamination with petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) has become a global concern and
has resulted from the intensification of industrial activities. This has created a serious …

Bacteria adapt rapidly to environmental stimuli, such as exposure to xenobiotics. Mobile
genetic elements (MGEs) play a major role in such bacterial adaptation, via the dispersal of …

For the general detection of bacterial populations capable of degrading aromatic
compounds, two PCR primer sets were designed which can, respectively, amplify specific …

Chlorobenzenes are substrates not easily metabolized by existing bacteria in the
environment. Specific strains, however, have been isolated from polluted environments or in …

The aerobic bacterial degradation of chloroaromatic compounds often involves
chlorosubstituted catechols as central intermediates. They are converted to 3-oxoadipate in …

Due to its toxicity and volatility, phenol must be cleared from the environment. Sulfobacillus
acidophilus TPY, which was isolated from a hydrothermal vent in the Pacific Ocean as a …

Indigenous bacteria with the capability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
were isolated from polluted sediment samples recovered from Caleta Cordova by using …

A total of 39 phenol-and p-cresol-degraders isolated from the river water continuously
polluted with phenolic compounds of oil shale leachate were studied. Species identification …