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The bacterial genus Sphingomonas is increasingly recognized to be of importance in environmental processes, from biodegradation of recalcitrant compounds and corrosion of copper pipes, to antagonism of phytopathogenic fungi and production of unique biopolymers. White, Sutton and Ringelberg (pp 301-306) examine the physiology and ecology of this genus, and discuss its emerging importance as an agent of environmental change.
Environmental biotechnology is an especially diverse and multidisciplinary topic, impossible to cover in any one issue of Current Opinion in Biotechnology. In assembling
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OECD maintains this Web site as part of its program on the Harmonization of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, which is involved in the regulatory assessment of genetically modified plants and microorganisms intended for release into the environment. Information on program projects, specific reg