Insights into plastic biodegradation: community composition and functional capabilities of the superworm (Zophobas morio) microbiome in styrofoam feeding trials

Use Them for What They Are Good at: Mealworms in Circular Food Systems

(2021) Hartmut Derler et al.   Insects

The Superworm, Zophobas morio (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae): A ‘Sleeping Giant’ in Nutrient Sources

(2021) C I Rumbos et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE

The degradation mechanisms of Rhodopseudomonas palustris toward hexabromocyclododecane by time-course transcriptome analysis

(2021) Yi-Jie Li et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

A comprehensive assessment of microbiome diversity in Tenebrio molitor fed with polystyrene waste

(2020) Aneta K. Urbanek et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era

(2020) Bui Quang Minh et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Biodegradation of Polystyrene by Pseudomonas sp. Isolated from the Gut of Superworms (Larvae of Zophobas atratus)

(2020) Hong Rae Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Thermal conductivity and conditioning of grey expanded polystyrene foams

(2020) A Simpson et al.   CELLULAR POLYMERS

Dynamics of Insect–Microbiome Interaction Influence Host and Microbial Symbiont

(2020) Ayushi Gupta et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Characterizing dysbiosis of gut microbiome in PD: evidence for overabundance of opportunistic pathogens

(2020) Zachary D. Wallen et al.   npj Parkinsons Disease

Bioorthogonal Non-canonical Amino Acid Tagging Combined With Flow Cytometry for Determination of Activity in Aquatic Microorganisms

(2020) Mathilde Lindivat et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The microbiome of pest insects: it is not just bacteria

(2019) Kiran Gurung et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Current knowledge on enzymatic PET degradation and its possible application to waste stream management and other fields

(2019) Fusako Kawai et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The HBCDs Biodegradation using a Pseudomonas Strain and Its Application in Soil Phytoremediation

(2019) Ling Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Quantifying and Understanding Well-to-Well Contamination in Microbiome Research

(2019) Jeremiah J. Minich et al.   mSystems

Temporal Variation in the Microbiome of Acropora Coral Species Does Not Reflect Seasonality

(2019) Hannah E. Epstein et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

GTDB-Tk: a toolkit to classify genomes with the Genome Taxonomy Database

(2019) Pierre-Alain Chaumeil et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

KofamKOALA: KEGG ortholog assignment based on profile HMM and adaptive score threshold

(2019) Takuya Aramaki et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Using high-throughput transcriptome sequencing to investigate the biotransformation mechanism of hexabromocyclododecane with Rhodopseudomonas palustris in water

(2019) Reuben Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradation and mineralization of polystyrene by plastic-eating superworms Zophobas atratus

(2019) Yu Yang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A walk on the wild side: gut bacteria fed to mass-reared larvae of Queensland fruit fly [Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)] influence development

(2019) Lucas Alexander Shuttleworth et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Plastic Mixtures in Mealworms (Larvae of Tenebrio molitor) and Effects on the Gut Microbiome

(2018) Anja Malawi Brandon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

GraftM: a tool for scalable, phylogenetically informed classification of genes within metagenomes

(2018) Joel A Boyd et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health

(2018) Ana M Valdes et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health

(2018) Ana M Valdes et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Structural studies reveal the molecular mechanism of PETase

(2018) Chun-Chi Chen et al.   FEBS Journal

Cannibalism as a Possible Entry Route for Opportunistic Pathogenic Bacteria to Insect Hosts, Exemplified by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Pathogen of the Giant Mealworm Zophobas morio

(2018) Gabriela Maciel-Vergara et al.   Insects

Microbiome symbionts and diet diversity incur costs on the immune system of insect larvae

(2017) Indrikis A. Krams et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Molecular and catalytic properties of fungal extracellular cellobiose dehydrogenase produced in prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems

(2017) Su Ma et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Diverse Marinimicrobia bacteria may mediate coupled biogeochemical cycles along eco-thermodynamic gradients

(2017) Alyse K. Hawley et al.   Nature Communications

Biodegradation of weathered polystyrene films in seawater microcosms

(2017) Evdokia Syranidou et al.   Scientific Reports

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum-based plastics: how far are we?

(2017) Ren Wei et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Microbial assisted High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) degradation

(2016) Arya J. Mohan et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A Dietary Fiber-Deprived Gut Microbiota Degrades the Colonic Mucus Barrier and Enhances Pathogen Susceptibility

(2016) Mahesh S. Desai et al.   CELL

A healthy gastrointestinal microbiome is dependent on dietary diversity

(2016) Mark L. Heiman et al.   Molecular Metabolism

Gut Microbiota of Tenebrio molitor and Their Response to Environmental Change

(2016) Jaejoon Jung et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Investigation of Gut-Associated Bacteria inTenebrio molitor(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Larvae Using Culture-Dependent and DGGE Methods

(2015) Yao Wang et al.   ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Oxygen Affects Gut Bacterial Colonization and Metabolic Activities in a Gnotobiotic Cockroach Model

(2015) Dorothee Tegtmeier et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

MEGAHIT: an ultra-fast single-node solution for large and complex metagenomics assembly via succinct de Bruijn graph

(2015) Dinghua Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

A novel eurythermic and thermostale lipase LipM from Pseudomonas moraviensis M9 and its application in the partial hydrolysis of algal oil

(2015) Wenjuan Yang et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 1. Chemical and Physical Characterization and Isotopic Tests

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

CheckM: assessing the quality of microbial genomes recovered from isolates, single cells, and metagenomes

(2015) Donovan H. Parks et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

(2015) Berit Gewert et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

The genus Weissella: taxonomy, ecology and biotechnological potential

(2015) Vincenzina Fusco et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial Communities on Seafloor Basalts at Dorado Outcrop Reflect Level of Alteration and Highlight Global Lithic Clades

(2015) Michael D. Lee et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Kinetics of substrate utilization and bacterial growth of crude oil degraded by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2015) Amirreza Talaiekhozani et al.   Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Anthropogenic debris in seafood: Plastic debris and fibers from textiles in fish and bivalves sold for human consumption

(2015) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms

(2014) Jun Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Styrene oxide isomerase of Sphingopyxis sp. Kp5.2

(2014) M. Oelschlagel et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Fast and sensitive protein alignment using DIAMOND

(2014) Benjamin Buchfink et al.   NATURE METHODS

Characterization of the Medium- and Long-Chain n-Alkanes Degrading Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain SJTD-1 and Its Alkane Hydroxylase Genes

(2014) Huan Liu et al.   PLoS One

Microbial communities evolve faster in extreme environments

(2014) Sheng-Jin Li et al.   Scientific Reports

MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and Usability

(2013) K. Katoh et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The impact of transposable elements in environmental adaptation

(2013) Elena Casacuberta et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Wheat bran: its composition and benefits to health, a European perspective

(2012) Leo Stevenson et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION

Biodegradation of polystyrene (PS)-poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanocomposites using Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2012) Navinchandra Shimpi et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RESEARCH

Dickeya dadantii, a Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Producing Cyt-Like Entomotoxins, Causes Septicemia in the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

(2012) Denis Costechareyre et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of the Active Microbiotas Associated with Honey Bees Reveals Healthier and Broader Communities when Colonies are Genetically Diverse

(2012) Heather R. Mattila et al.   PLoS One

Host Plant Induced Variation in Gut Bacteria of Helicoverpa armigera

(2012) Natarajan Gayatri Priya et al.   PLoS One

Mutational analysis of phenolic acid decarboxylase from Bacillus subtilis (BsPAD), which converts bio-derived phenolic acids to styrene derivatives

(2012) Annika Frank et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Identification of Genetic Determinants and Enzymes Involved with the Amidation of Glutamic Acid Residues in the Peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus

(2012) Teresa A. Figueiredo et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Biodiesel from Zophobas morio Larva Oil: Process Optimization and FAME Characterization

(2011) Dong Leung et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Riding the Trojan horse: combating pest insects with their own symbionts

(2011) Edouard Jurkevitch   Microbial Biotechnology

Prodigal: prokaryotic gene recognition and translation initiation site identification

(2010) Doug Hyatt et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Enzymatic functionalization of carbon–hydrogen bonds

(2010) Jared C. Lewis et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Degradation of plastic carrier bags in the marine environment

(2010) Tim O’Brine et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

FastTree 2 – Approximately Maximum-Likelihood Trees for Large Alignments

(2010) Morgan N. Price et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of the biodegradability of various polyethylene films containing pro-oxidant additives

(2010) Stéphane Fontanella et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

A scaling normalization method for differential expression analysis of RNA-seq data

(2010) Mark D Robinson et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

edgeR: a Bioconductor package for differential expression analysis of digital gene expression data

(2009) M. D. Robinson et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Degradation of alkanes by bacteria

(2009) Fernando Rojo   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Enzymatic surface hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and bis(benzoyloxyethyl) terephthalate by lipase and cutinase in the presence of surface active molecules

(2009) Anita Eberl et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Our plastic age

(2009) R. C. Thompson et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

(2009) D. K. A. Barnes et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Glutathione transferases in bacteria

(2008) Nerino Allocati et al.   FEBS Journal

Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation

(2007) Baljit Singh et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY