Aromatic compounds belong to one of the most widely distributed classes of organic
compounds in nature, and a significant number of xenobiotics belong to this family of …

DNA repeats are causes and consequences of genome plasticity. Repeats are created by
intrachromosomal recombination or horizontal transfer. They are targeted by recombination …

Pathogens secrete effector molecules that facilitate the infection of their hosts. A number of
effectors identified in plant pathogenic Phytophthora species possess N-terminal motifs …

Dehalococcoides ethenogenes is the only bacterium known to reductively dechlorinate the
groundwater pollutants, tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene, to ethene. Its …

We have constructed a collection of single‐gene deletion mutants for all dispensable genes
of the soil bacterium Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1. A total of 2594 deletion mutants were …

Background Rhamnolipids are surface active molecules composed of rhamnose and β-
hydroxydecanoic acid. These biosurfactants are produced mainly by Pseudomonas …

Background R genes are a key component of genetic interactions between plants and
biotrophic bacteria and are known to regulate resistance against bacterial invasion. The …

Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase is one of the most widely studied enzymes in the plant
kingdom. It is a crucial pathway from primary metabolism to significant secondary …

Giant viruses with their gigantic genomes are among the most intriguing components of the
virosphere. How these viruses attained such giant genomes remains unclear, despite …

When selection is strong and beneficial alleles have a single origin, local reductions in
genetic diversity are expected. However, when beneficial alleles have multiple origins or …