Organic micropollutants (OMPs) consist of widely used chemicals such as pharmaceuticals
and pesticides that can persist in surface and groundwaters at low concentrations (ng/L to …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are major pollutants that are found in contaminated
sites, particularly in developed countries such as Japan. Various microorganisms that …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are crucial for producing clean effluents from
polluting sources such as hospitals, industries, and municipalities. In recent decades, many …

The production of biofuels from lignocellulose yields a substantial lignin by-product stream
that currently has few applications. Biological conversion of lignin-derived compounds into …

Cells consist of molecular modules which perform vital biological functions. Cellular
modules are key units of adaptive evolution because organismal fitness depends on their …

While much prior work has explored the constraints on protein sequence and evolution
induced by physical protein-protein interactions, the sequence-level constraints emerging …

Homologous protein sequences are wonderfully diverse, indicating many possible
evolutionary “solutions” to the encoding of function. Consequently, one can construct …

Anthropogenic activities and natural processes release dichloromethane (DCM, methylene
chloride), a toxic chemical with substantial ozone‐depleting capacity. Specialized anaerobic …

Highlights•Genome sequencing of isolates is the most direct way to determine evolved
changes.•Sequencing of mixed population samples reveals existing variation and its …

Summary Pyridoxal 5′‐phosphate (PLP), the most important form of vitamin B6 serves as a
cofactor for many proteins. Two alternative pathways for de novo PLP biosynthesis are …