Lignin is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass and as such, it is processed in
enormous amounts in the pulp and paper industry worldwide. In such industry it mainly …

Lignin is the most abundant phenolic polymer; thus, its decomposition by microorganisms is
fundamental to carbon cycling on earth. Lignin breakdown is initiated by depolymerization …

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 …

Although economically efficient biomass conversion depends on the utilization of the
complete cell wall (biorefinery concept), including polysaccharides and lignin, current …

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 …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are isotactic polymers that play a critical role in
central metabolism, as they act as dynamic reservoirs of carbon and reducing equivalents …

We have studied for the first time the transcriptional regulatory circuit that controls the
expression of the box genes encoding the aerobic hybrid pathway used to assimilate …

Rhodococcus erythropolis CCM2595 is able to efficiently utilize phenol and other aromatic
compounds. We cloned and sequenced its complete gene cluster—catA, catB, catC, catR …

One primary objective of synthetic biology is to improve the sustainability of chemical
manufacturing. Naturally occurring biological systems can utilize a variety of carbon sources …

Acinetobacter baumannii can thrive on a broad range of substrates such as sugars,
alcohols, lipids, amino acids and aromatic compounds. The latter three are abundant in the …