Preferential selection of toxic polyaromatic hydrocarbons and their intermediates by Pseudomonas fragi driven by catechol dioxygenase-mediated catabolism.

The extensive use of petroleum crude and its derivatives has caused widespread contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), posing serious ecological and health risks. Bioremediation using microbial pathways offers a sustainable solution…

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