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Due to its high chemical stability, the biodegradation of benzene is the most challenging amongst hydrocarbons. While oxygen-dependent oxygenases are employed by aerobic bacteria to overcome the energy barrier, the mechanism of anaerobic benzene biodegradation is still enigmatic. The sulfate-reducing, clonal enrichment culture BzS1 is capable of benzene degradation under anoxic conditions. In addition, the alkylbenzene toluene may be used as sole source of carbon and energy. In this project, the ...

Cell biological and proteogenomic study of the chloroplast of the marine, bloom-forming dinoflagellate P. cordatum

Cells of P. cordatum adapted to growth at 20 °C and constant light:dark conditions were shifted to growth at 26 °C and 30 °C, respectively, with similar illumination conditions. During exponential and stationary growth, cells were collected for transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analyses.