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 …

The pathway of anaerobic toluene degradation is initiated by a remarkable radical-type
enantiospecific addition of the chemically inert methyl group to the double bond of a …

Background Different bacteria have been reported so far that link selenite resistance to the
production of metallic selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs). Although SeNPs have many …

The genomic features of Azoarcus sp. CIB reflect its most distinguishing phenotypes as a
diazotroph, facultative anaerobe, capable of degrading either aerobically and/or …

Background Endophytic bacteria that have plant growth promoting traits are of great interest
in green biotechnology. The previous thought that the Azoarcus genus comprises bacteria …

Pollution by metalloids, eg, tellurite and selenite, is of serious environmental concern and,
therefore, there is an increasing interest in searching for ecologically friendly solutions for …

Environmental pollutants can generate stress in plants causing increased ethylene
production that leads to the inhibition of plant growth. Ethylene production by the stressed …

Class I benzoyl-CoA (BzCoA) reductases (BCRs) are key enzymes in the anaerobic
degradation of aromatic compounds. They catalyze the ATP-dependent reduction of the …

Biodegradation of the environmentally hazardous fluoroaromatics has mainly been
associated with oxygenase-dependent defluorination reactions. Only very recently a novel …

Arsenic is a toxic element widely distributed in nature, but numerous bacteria are able to
resist its toxicity mainly through the ars genes encoding an arsenate reductase and an …