Gram-negative bacteria characteristically are surrounded by an additional membrane layer,
the outer membrane. Although outer membrane components often play important roles in …

Petroleum hydrocarbon (PH) contamination of soil and aquatic ecosystems is a serious
global issue. PH are classified as xenobiotics and emerging priority pollutants. When …

Recent advances in molecular biology have extended our understanding of the metabolic
processes related to microbial transformation of petroleum hydrocarbons. The physiological …

Pollution of soil and water environments by crude oil has been, and is still today, an
important problem. Crude oil is a complex mixture of thousands of compounds. Among them …

The large-scale application of xenobiotics adversely affects the environment. The genes that
are present in the chromosome of the bacteria are considered nonmobile, whereas the …

Widespread pollution of terrestrial ecosystems with petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) has
generated a need for remediation and, given that many PHCs are biodegradable, bio-and …

Metabolically versatile free-living bacteria have global regulation systems that allow cells to
selectively assimilate a preferred compound among a mixture of several potential carbon …

AlkB and CYP153 are important alkane hydroxylases responsible for aerobic alkane
degradation in bioremediation of oil-polluted environments and microbial enhanced oil …

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) metabolism has been traditionally considered as a futile cycle
involved in carbon and energy storage. The use of cutting‐edge technologies linked to …

Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in cold environments, including Alpine soils, is a
result of indigenous cold-adapted microorganisms able to degrade these contaminants. In …