title: Experimental evolution of catabolic pathways of bacteria.
abstract: Experimental evolution of catabolic pathways offers considerable potential for accelerating the evolution of bacteria able to degrade toxic industrial chemicals, and this may be useful for combatting environmental pollution. The principal strategies that have been successfully followed to evolve useful catabolic routes for aromatic compounds in soil bacteria are analysed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Timmis
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005075:Biological Evolution; D010957:Plasmids
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates