ReviewMicrobiology (Reading, England)2020
Microbial metabolism of isoprene: a much-neglected climate-active gas.
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- Characterization of an isobutylene epoxide hydrolase (IbcK) from the isobutylene-catabolizing bacteriumApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Isoprene Production by Sphagnum Moss Is Balanced by Microbial Uptake, as Revealed by Selective Inhibitors.Environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Analysis of Essential Isoprene Metabolic Pathway Proteins inApplied and environmental microbiology · 2023Article
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- 'Omics-guided prediction of the pathway for metabolism of isoprene by Variovorax sp. WS11.Environmental microbiology · 2022Article
- Environmental Galenics: large-scale fortification of extant microbiomes with engineered bioremediation agents.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022Review
- Microbial Production Potential ofMicroorganisms · 2022Review
- Genome Characterisation of an Isoprene-DegradingBiology · 2022Article
- Isoprene-degrading bacteria associated with the phyllosphere of Salix fragilis, a high isoprene-emitting willow of the Northern Hemisphere.Environmental microbiome · 2021Article
- Isoprene-Degrading Bacteria from Soils Associated with Tropical Economic Crops and Framework Forest Trees.Microorganisms · 2021Article
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- Microbial Musings - July 2020.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2020Article
- Molecular Ecology of Isoprene-Degrading Bacteria.Microorganisms · 2020Review
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Abstract
The climate-active gas isoprene is the major volatile produced by a variety of trees and is released into the atmosphere in enormous quantities, on a par with global emissions of methane. While isoprene production in plants and its effect on atmospheric chemistry have received considerable attention, research into the biological isoprene sink has been neglected until recently. Here, we review current knowledge on the sources and sinks of isoprene and outline its environmental effects. Focusing on degradation by microbes, many of which are able to use isoprene as the sole source of carbon and energy, we review recent studies characterizing novel isoprene degraders isolated from soils, marine sediments and in association with plants. We describe the development and use of molecular methods to identify, quantify and genetically characterize isoprene-degrading strains in environmental samples. Finally, this review identifies research imperatives for the further study of the environmental impact, ecology, regulation and biochemistry of this interesting group of microbes.
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