Aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are
very slowly degraded without molecular oxygen. Here, we review the recent advances in the …

Geobacter species specialize in making electrical contacts with extracellular electron
acceptors and other organisms. This permits Geobacter species to fill important niches in a …

Biodegradation is one of the most favored and sustainable means of removing organic
pollutants from contaminated aquifers but the major steering factors are still surprisingly …

Microorganisms that can form direct electrical connections with insoluble minerals,
electrodes, or other microorganisms can play an important role in some traditional as well as …

Next to carbohydrates, aromatic compounds are the second most abundant class of natural
organic molecules in living organic matter but also make up a significant proportion of fossil …

Anthropogenic forces, such as petroleum spills and the incomplete combustion of fossil
fuels, have caused an accumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment. The …

Anaerobic degradation is the major pathway for microbial degradation of benzene, toluene,
ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) under electron acceptor lacking conditions. However …

The degradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) contaminants in
groundwater relies largely on anaerobic processes. While the physiology and biochemistry …

An increase in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution poses significant challenges
to human and ecosystem health in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) of the Yangtze River …

The aim of this revision was to build an updated collection of information focused on the
mechanisms and elements involved in metabolic pathways of aromatic hydrocarbons by …