Josh Michener Senior Staff Scientist Contact MICHENERJK@ORNL.GOV All Publications Factors modulating the hydrolysis of Nylon-6,6 by a nylon hydrolase enzyme Laboratory evolution in Novosphingobium aromaticivorans enables rapid catabolism of a model lignin-derived aromatic dimer Catabolic pathway acquisition by rhizosphere bacteria readily enables growth with a root exudate component but does not affect root colonization Comparison of microbial strains as candidate hosts and genetic reservoirs for the valorization of lignin streams... Catabolism of β-5 linked aromatics by Novosphingobium aromaticivorans High-Throughput Characterization and Optimization of Polyamide Hydrolase Activity Using Open Port Sampling Interface Mass Spectrometry PeakDecoder enables machine learning-based metabolite annotation and accurate profiling in multidimensional mass spectrometry measurements Sphingobium lignivorans sp. nov., isolated from river sediment downstream of a paper mill Biochemical and structural characterization of a sphingomonad diarylpropane lyase for cofactorless deformylation The effect of bacterial growth strategies on plasmid transfer and naphthalene degradation for bioremediation Ecosystem consequences of introducing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to managed systems and potential legacy effects Discovery, characterization, and metabolic engineering of Rieske non-heme iron monooxygenases for guaiacol O-demethylation Microbial assimilation of lignin-derived aromatic compounds and conversion to value-added products Protoplast fusion in Bacillus species produces frequent, unbiased, genome-wide homologous recombination... Plant-microbe interactions: from genes to ecosystems using Populus as a model system Pseudodesulfovibrio mercurii sp. nov., a mercury-methylating bacterium isolated from sediment Pathway discovery and engineering for cleavage of a β-1 lignin-derived biaryl compound... Complete genome sequences of four natural Pseudomonas isolates that catabolize a wide range of aromatic compounds relevant to lignin valorization Engineered Pseudomonas putida simultaneously catabolizes five major components of corn stover lignocellulose: Glucose, xylose, arabinose, p-coumaric acid, and acetic acid Evaluation of chromosomal insertion loci in the Pseudomonas putida KT2440 genome for predictable biosystems design Horizontal transfer of a pathway for coumarate catabolism unexpectedly inhibits purine nucleotide biosynthesis Genetic Selection for Small Molecule Production in Competitive Microfluidic Droplets Deep data analytics for genetic engineering of diatoms linking genotype to phenotype via machine learning Modular Engineering of Biomass Degradation Pathways Hardwood Tree Genomics: Unlocking Woody Plant Biology Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page ›› Last page Last » Key Links Curriculum Vitae ORCID Organizations Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate Biosciences Division Biodesign and Systems Biology Section Synthetic Biology Group Center for Bioenergy Innovation