title: Enzymatic "combustion": the microbial degradation of lignin.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Madison, Wisconsin 53705.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Farrell
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008031:Lignin