Enzymology of aromatic degradation by pseudomonas cf600 and selected fungi

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Decomposition of organic matter in the biosphere is the task of all organisms on the Earth, but ultimately degradation of the nastiest and most complex molecules falls to bacteria and fungi. While these organisms have evolved to deal with a wide variety of natural substrates, they are increasingly challenged by man-made compounds which they may or may not degrade. These degradative activities are thus of interest: to know what Nature in its incredible variety is already capable of; how and why microbes fail with man-made compounds; and how these activities might be adapted or modified to degrade chemical wastes, clean up pollutants, or transform natural materials. We are interested here in biodegradative reactions, carried out by single species of bacteria and fungi, generally to derive energy and support growth.