Aerobic Utilization of Hydrocarbons, Oils, and Lipids

1. Aerobic Bacterial Catabolism of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate

   • Rich Boden, Lee P. Hutt

2. Aerobic Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons

   • D. Pérez-Pantoja, B. González, D. H. Pieper

3. Aerobic Degradation of Chloroaromatics

   • D. H. Pieper, B. González, B. Cámara, D. Pérez-Pantoja, W. Reineke

4. Aerobic Degradation of Gasoline Ether Oxygenates

   • Michael Hyman

5. An Update on the Genomic View of Mycobacterial High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation

   • Ohgew Kweon, Seong-Jae Kim, Carl E. Cerniglia

6. Bacterial Metabolism of C1 Sulfur Compounds

   • Rich Boden, Lee P. Hutt

7. Bacterial Metabolism of Steroids

   • Beatriz Galán, Julia García-Fernández, Carmen Felpeto-Santero, Lorena Fernández-Cabezón, José L. García

8. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Methane Monooxygenase

   • Tim Nichol, J. Colin Murrell, Thomas J. Smith

9. Biosynthesis and Insertion of Heme

   • Katrin Müller, Toni Mingers, V. Haskamp, Dieter Jahn, Martina Jahn

10. Chemolithoheterotrophy: Means to Higher Growth Yields from This Widespread Metabolic Trait

    • Rich Boden, Lee P. Hutt

11. Classification of Lipolytic Enzymes from Bacteria

    • Filip Kovacic, Nikolina Babic, Ulrich Krauss, Karl-Erich Jaeger

12. Current View of The Mechanisms Controlling The Transcription of The TOL Plasmid Aromatic Degradation Pathways

    • Patricia Domínguez-Cuevas, Silvia Marqués

13. Degradation of Aromatic Compounds in Pseudomonas: A Systems Biology View

    • J. Nogales, J. L. García, E. Díaz

14. Diversity and Common Principles in Enzymatic Activation of Hydrocarbons: An Introduction

    • F. Widdel, F. Musat

15. Energetic and Other Quantitative Aspects of Microbial Hydrocarbon Utilization: An Introduction

    • F. Widdel, F. Musat

16. Enzymes for Aerobic Degradation of Alkanes in Bacteria

    • Renata Moreno, Fernando Rojo

17. Enzymes for Aerobic Degradation of Alkanes in Yeasts

    • Ryouichi Fukuda, Akinori Ohta

18. Experimental Evolution of Novel Regulatory Activities in Response to Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals

    • V. Shingler

19. Genetic Features and Regulation of n-Alkane Metabolism in Bacteria

    • Renata Moreno, Fernando Rojo

20. Genetic Features and Regulation of n-Alkane Metabolism in Yeasts

    • Ryouichi Fukuda, Akinori Ohta

This book describes the biochemistry and genetics of aerobic degradation of hydrocarbons and lipids by bacteria and yeasts, as well as the functional genomics of the best-known microorganisms involved in these processes. It forms part of the Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Series, a definitive resource of current knowledge on the diverse aspects of the interactions of microbes with hydrocarbons and lipids. Chapters are mainly focused on the new discoveries of recent years. It is aimed to scientists and others interested in different aspects of the microbiology of hydrocarbons.

• Biodegradation
• Hydrocarbons
• Bacteria
• Yeasts
• Alkanes
• Gasoline
• Aromatic hydrocarbons
• Degradation of lipids
• Fatty acids

• CSIC Campus de Cantoblanco, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología CSIC Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

  Fernando Rojo

Fernando Rojo is Research Professor at the Spanish Research Council (CSIC), and leads a research group at the National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC) in Madrid, Spain. His interests include the regulation of the expression of genes involved in the assimilation of hydrocarbons by bacteria, and the global regulation of metabolism in bacteria.

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