title: Short communication: Isolation of a bacterium capable of limited degradation of industrial and labelled, natural and synthetic lignins.
abstract: Pseudomonas putida, isolated from decomposing plant materials, degraded several lignin-related aromatic compounds. After 30 days of incubation in media containing polymeric Kraft-lignin (PKL), the amount of Klason lignin had decreased by about 13%. When (14)C-labelled dehydropolymers of coniferyl alcohol (DHP) lignins and (14)C-lignin-lignocelluloses were used as substrates, mineralization to (14)CO2 by the P. putida strain ranged from 1.4% to 2.1%.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perestelo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carnicero
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Falcón