Aromatic compounds are both common growth substrates for microorganisms and
prominent environmental pollutants. The crucial step in their degradation is overcoming the …

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

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in various ecosystems and are
pollutants of great concern due to their potential toxicity, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity …

With advances in biotechnology, bioremediation has become one of the most rapidly
developing fields of environmental restoration, utilizing microorganisms to reduce the …

Aromatic hydrocarbon dioxygenases belong to a large family of Rieske non-heme iron
oxygenases. The dioxygenases have a broad substrate specificity and catalyze …

Abstract Background: Pseudomonas sp. NCIB 9816-4 utilizes a multicomponent enzyme
system to oxidize naphthalene to (+)-cis-(1R, 2S)-dihydroxy-1, 2-dihydronaphthalene. The …

Although Escherichia coli has long been recognized as the best-understood living organism,
little was known about its abilities to use aromatic compounds as sole carbon and energy …

Phytoremediation technologies based on the combined action of plants and the microbial
communities that they support within the rhizosphere hold promise in the remediation of land …

Uncontrolled releases of petroleum compounds that are carcinogenic, mutagenic and are
potent immunotoxicants into soil and groundwater poses a serious threat to human and …

Environmental pollution with petroleum and petrochemical products (complex mixture of
hydrocarbon) has been recognized as one of the most important serious current problem …