Aromatic compounds pose a major threat to the environment, being mutagenic,
carcinogenic, and recalcitrant. Microbes, however, have evolved the ability to utilize these …

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

Synthetic organic chemicals (SOCs) including aromatic compounds released through
industrial and anthropogenic activities are xenobiotic organic pollutants, which are toxic and …

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

Aromatic compounds are widely distributed in nature. They are found as lignin components,
aromatic amino acids, and xenobiotic compounds, among others. Microorganisms, mostly …

The growing availability of genome sequences and advancement of high-throughput omics
and analytical chemistry technologies have reinvigorated the study of biodegradation …

Microbial‐mediated attenuation of toxic aromatic pollutants offers great potential for the
restoration of contaminated environments in an ecologically acceptable manner. However …

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 …

Our view on the bacterial responses to the aerobic degradation of aromatic compounds has
been enriched considerably by the current omic methodologies and systems biology …

Highlights•Bacteria exploit a variety of mechanisms to access new chemical
substrates.•Gene duplication can lead to rapid evolution of new or more efficient …