Metabolically versatile free-living bacteria have global regulation systems that allow cells to
selectively assimilate a preferred compound among a mixture of several potential carbon …

Acinetobacter occupies an important position in nature because of its ubiquitous presence in
diverse environments such as soils, fresh water, oceans, sediments, and contaminated sites …

Petroleum hydrocarbons represent one of the most common soil contaminants, whose
presence poses a significant risk to soil biota and human health; for example, in Europe …

Acinetobacter infections have high rates of mortality due to an increasing incidence of
infections by multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively-drug-resistant (XDR) strains …

With the implementation of the well-established molecular tools and systems biology
techniques, new knowledge on aromatic degradation and assimilation by Corynebacterium …

Microbial terephthalic acid (TPA) catabolic pathways are conserved among the few bacteria
known to turnover this xenobiotic aromatic compound. However, to date there are few …

As a class of highly toxic and persistent organic pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) are an increasingly urgent environmental problem. Low-molecular-weight organic …

Over the last decades, understanding of the effects of plants on soil microbiomes has greatly
advanced. However, knowledge on the assembly of rhizospheric communities in aged …

Anaerobic biodegradation of toluene and ethylbenzene is of environmental concern and
biochemical interest due to toxicity and novel reactions, respectively. The denitrifying strain …

A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted for investigating the capability of a grass
(annual ryegrass), a legume (summer vetch), and a crucifer (white mustard) to grow in a soil …