Harnessing taxonomically diverse and metabolically versatile genus Paracoccus for bioplastic synthesis and xenobiotic biodegradation

A Puri, A Bajaj, Y Singh, R Lal - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The genus Paracoccus represents a taxonomically diverse group comprising more than 80
novel species isolated from various pristine and polluted environments. The species are …

Methanotrophy across a natural permafrost thaw environment

CM Singleton, CK McCalley, BJ Woodcroft… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The fate of carbon sequestered in permafrost is a key concern for future global warming as
this large carbon stock is rapidly becoming a net methane source due to widespread thaw …

Anaerobic digestion: I. A common process ensuring energy flow and the circulation of matter in ecosystems. II. A tool for the production of gaseous biofuels

A Sikora, A Detman, A Chojnacka… - Fermentation …, 2017 - books.google.com
Anaerobic digestion, a process that ultimately generates methane and carbon dioxide, is
common in natural anoxic ecosystems where concentrations of electron acceptors such as …

Impact of plants on the diversity and activity of methylotrophs in soil

MC Macey, J Pratscher, AT Crombie, JC Murrell - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background Methanol is the second most abundant volatile organic compound in the
atmosphere, with the majority produced as a metabolic by-product during plant growth …

Genome Structure of the Opportunistic Pathogen Paracoccus yeei (Alphaproteobacteria) and Identification of Putative Virulence Factors

R Lasek, M Szuplewska, M Mitura, P Decewicz… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria of the genus Paracoccus are common components of the microbiomes of many
naturally-and anthropogenically shaped environments. One species, Paracoccus yeei, is …

Molecular characterization of methanogenic microbial communities for degrading various types of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

Q Ye, C Liang, X Chen, T Fang, Y Wang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on methanogenic microbial communities associated with the
degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is crucial to developing strategies …

Methylotrophs and hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria are key players in the microbial community of an abandoned century-old oil exploration well

D Rojas-Gätjens, P Fuentes-Schweizer… - Microbial ecology, 2022 - Springer
In this work, we studied the microbial community and the physicochemical conditions
prevailing in an exploratory oil well, abandoned a century ago, located in the Cahuita …

Choline degradation in Paracoccus denitrificans: identification of sources of formaldehyde

T Parekh, M Tsai, S Spiro - Journal of Bacteriology, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Paracoccus denitrificans is a facultative methylotroph that can grow on methanol and
methylamine as sole sources of carbon and energy. Both are oxidized to formaldehyde and …

Insight into the metabolic pathways of Paracoccus sp. strain DMF: a non-marine halotolerant methylotroph capable of degrading aliphatic amines/amides

CK Arya, S Maurya, G Ramanathan - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Paracoccus sp. strain DMF (P. DMF from henceforth) is a gram-negative heterotroph known
to tolerate and utilize high concentrations of N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The work …

Genomics-informed insights into microbial degradation of N, N-dimethylformamide

J Li, P Dijkstra, Q Lu, S Wang, S Chen, D Li… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective degradation of N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF), an important industrial waste
product, is challenging as only few bacterial isolates are known to degrade DMF. Aerobic …