Nicotine-degrading microorganisms (NDMs) are a special microbial group which can use
nicotine as the sole carbon and nitrogen source for growth. Since the 1950s, the …

Bioremediation is one of the most promising methods to clean up polluted environments
using highly efficient potent microbes. Microbes with specific enzymes and biochemical …

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

Nicotine is a natural alkaloid produced by tobacco plants, and the mechanisms of its
catabolism by microorganisms are diverse. In the present study, we reported the mutation …

Sphingomonas melonis TY utilizes nicotine as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy
through a variant of the pyridine and pyrrolidine pathways (VPP). A 31-kb novel nicotine …

Abstract Treatment of solid and liquid tobacco wastes with high nicotine content remains a
longstanding challenge. Here, we explored an environmentally friendly approach to replace …

Nicotine is an important environmental toxicant in tobacco waste. Shinella sp. strain HZN7
can metabolize nicotine into nontoxic compounds via variations of the pyridine and …

Nicotine and nornicotine are all toxic alkaloids involved in the formation of carcinogenic
tobacco-specific nitrosamines. Microbes play an important role in removing these toxic …