Nicotine, the major alkaloid in tobacco, is a toxic, carcinogenic, and addictive compound. In
recent years, nicotine catabolism in prokaryotes, including the catabolic pathways for its …

Microorganisms such as Pseudomonas putida play important roles in the mineralization of
organic wastes and toxic compounds. To comprehensively and accurately elucidate key …

Because of nicotine's toxicity and the high levels found in tobacco and in the waste from
tobacco processing, there is a great deal of interest in identifying bacteria capable of …

ABSTRACT A newly isolated strain, SJY1, identified as Ochrobactrum sp., utilizes nicotine
as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy. Strain SJY1 could efficiently degrade …

Benzalkonium chlorides (BACs) are disinfectants widely used in a variety of clinical and
environmental settings to prevent microbial infections, and they are frequently detected in …

A copper-tolerant phenanthrene (PHE)-degrading bacterium, strain Sphingobium sp. PHE-1,
was newly isolated from the activated sludge in a wastewater treatment plant. Two key …

Nicotine is a significant toxic waste generated in tobacco manufacturing. Biological methods
for the degradation of nicotine waste are in high demand. In this study, we report the …

Arthrobacter is one of the most prevalent genera of nicotine-degrading bacteria; however,
studies of nicotine degradation in Arthrobacter species remain at the plasmid level (plasmid …

Recently, an array of eight genes involved in the biotransformation of benzalkonium
chlorides (BACs) an active ingredient of many disinfectants to benzyldimethyl amine …

Microbial degradation of nicotine is an important process to control nicotine residues in the
aqueous environment. In this study, a high active nicotine degradation strain named …