Organism	Strain	Reference(s)	Comment(s)
Candida tropicalis	HP15	Krug, M., Ziegler, H., & Straube, G. (1985). Degradation of phenolic compounds by the yeast Candida tropicalis HP 15 I. Physiology of growth and substrate utilization. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 25(2), 103–110. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.3620250206	-
Trichosporon cutaneum	CBS2466	Middelhoven, W. J. (1993). Catabolism of benzene compounds by ascomycetous and basidiomycetous yeasts and yeastlike fungi: A literature review and an experimental approach. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 63(2), 125–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00872388	-
Pandoraea norimbergensis	LD001	Bandounas, L., Wierckx, N. J., de Winde, J. H., & Ruijssenaars, H. J. (2011). Isolation and characterization of novel bacterial strains exhibiting ligninolytic potential. BMC Biotechnology, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6750-11-94	-
Phanerochaete chrysosporium	ATCC 34541	Nakamura, T., Ichinose, H., & Wariishi, H. (2011). Flavin-containing monooxygenases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium responsible for fungal metabolism of phenolic compounds. Biodegradation, 23(3), 343–350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-011-9521-x	-
Trametes versicolor	Strain 1	Alexieva, Z., Yemendzhiev, H., & Zlateva, P. (2010). Cresols utilization by Trametes versicolor and substrate interactions in the mixture with phenol. Biodegradation, 21(4), 625–635. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-010-9330-7	-
Cryptococcus terreus	PB4	Bergauer, P., Fonteyne, P. A., Nolard, N., Schinner, F., & Margesin, R. (2005). Biodegradation of phenol and phenol-related compounds by psychrophilic and cold-tolerant alpine yeasts. Chemosphere, 59(7), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.011	-
Rhodotorula creatinivora	PB7	Bergauer, P., Fonteyne, P. A., Nolard, N., Schinner, F., & Margesin, R. (2005). Biodegradation of phenol and phenol-related compounds by psychrophilic and cold-tolerant alpine yeasts. Chemosphere, 59(7), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.011	-
Rhodosporidium lusitaniae	PB14	Bergauer, P., Fonteyne, P. A., Nolard, N., Schinner, F., & Margesin, R. (2005). Biodegradation of phenol and phenol-related compounds by psychrophilic and cold-tolerant alpine yeasts. Chemosphere, 59(7), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.011	-
Microbotryomycetidae sp.	AG15	Bergauer, P., Fonteyne, P. A., Nolard, N., Schinner, F., & Margesin, R. (2005). Biodegradation of phenol and phenol-related compounds by psychrophilic and cold-tolerant alpine yeasts. Chemosphere, 59(7), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.011	-
Candida maltosa	Fialova isolate	Fialová, A., Boschke, E., & Bley, T. (2004). Rapid monitoring of the biodegradation of phenol-like compounds by the yeast Candida maltosa using BOD measurements. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 54(1), 69–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2004.02.004	-
Leucosporidium scottii	G43	Middelhoven, W. J. (1993). Catabolism of benzene compounds by ascomycetous and basidiomycetous yeasts and yeastlike fungi: A literature review and an experimental approach. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 63(2), 125–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00872388	-
Exophiala jeanselmei	CBS 658.76	Middelhoven, W. J. (1993). Catabolism of benzene compounds by ascomycetous and basidiomycetous yeasts and yeastlike fungi: A literature review and an experimental approach. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 63(2), 125–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00872388	-
Rhodotorula ingeniosa	PB5	Bergauer, P., Fonteyne, P. A., Nolard, N., Schinner, F., & Margesin, R. (2005). Biodegradation of phenol and phenol-related compounds by psychrophilic and cold-tolerant alpine yeasts. Chemosphere, 59(7), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.011	-
Mastigobasidium intermedium	PB8	Bergauer, P., Fonteyne, P. A., Nolard, N., Schinner, F., & Margesin, R. (2005). Biodegradation of phenol and phenol-related compounds by psychrophilic and cold-tolerant alpine yeasts. Chemosphere, 59(7), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.011	-
Acinetobacter radioresistens	S13	Mazzoli, R., Pessione, E., Giuffrida, M. G., Fattori, P., Barello, C., Giunta, C., & Lindley, N. D. (2007). Degradation of aromatic compounds by Acinetobacter radioresistens S13: growth characteristics on single substrates and mixtures. Archives of Microbiology, 188(1), 55–68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-007-0223-z	-
Candida albicans	CBS562	Gérecová, G., Neboháčová, M., Zeman, I., Pryszcz, L. P., Tomáška, U., Gabaldón, T., & Nosek, J. (2015). Metabolic gene clusters encoding the enzymes of two branches of the 3-oxoadipate pathway in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. FEMS Yeast Research, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsyr/fov006	-
Candida tropicalis	CBS94	Gérecová, G., Neboháčová, M., Zeman, I., Pryszcz, L. P., Tomáška, U., Gabaldón, T., & Nosek, J. (2015). Metabolic gene clusters encoding the enzymes of two branches of the 3-oxoadipate pathway in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. FEMS Yeast Research, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsyr/fov006	-
Candida dubliniensis	CBS7987	Gérecová, G., Neboháčová, M., Zeman, I., Pryszcz, L. P., Tomáška, U., Gabaldón, T., & Nosek, J. (2015). Metabolic gene clusters encoding the enzymes of two branches of the 3-oxoadipate pathway in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. FEMS Yeast Research, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsyr/fov006	-
Trichosporon oleaginosus	ATCC 20509	Yaguchi, A., Robinson, A., Mihealsick, E., & Blenner, M. (2017). Metabolism of aromatics by Trichosporon oleaginosus while remaining oleaginous. Microbial Cell Factories, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-017-0820-8	-
Novosphingobium taihuense	T3-B9	Liu, Z. P., Wang, B. J., Liu, Y. H., & Liu, S. J. (2005). Novosphingobium taihuense sp. nov., a novel aromatic-compound-degrading bacterium isolated from Taihu Lake, China. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 55(3), 1229–1232. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63468-0	-
Marinobacterium georgiense	KW-40	GONZaLEZ, J. M., MAYER, F., MORAN, M. A., HODSON, R. E., & WHITMAN, W. B. (1997). Microbulbifer hydrolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Marinobacterium georgiense gen. nov., sp. nov., Two Marine Bacteria from a Lignin-Rich Pulp Mill Waste Enrichment Community. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 47(2), 369–376. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-47-2-369	-
Cupriavidus necator	ATCC 17697	Hughes, E. J., & Bayly, R. C. (1983). Control of catechol meta-cleavage pathway in Alcaligenes eutrophus. Journal of Bacteriology, 154(3), 1363–1370. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.154.3.1363-1370.1983	-
Pseudomonas fluorescens	PU1	Mahiudddin, M., Fakhruddin, A. N. M., & Abdullah-Al-Mahin (2012). Degradation of Phenol via Meta Cleavage Pathway byPseudomonas fluorescensPU1. ISRN Microbiology, 2012, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/741820	-
Comamonas testosteroni	CNB-1	Ni, B., Zhang, Y., Chen, D. W., Wang, B. J., & Liu, S. J. (2012). Assimilation of aromatic compounds by Comamonas testosteroni: characterization and spreadability of protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway in bacteria. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 97(13), 6031–6041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-012-4402-8	-
Burkholderia cepacia	KK01	Kato, K., Kozaki, S., & Sakuranaga, M. (1998). Degradation of Lignin Compounds by Bacteria from Termite Guts. Biotechnology Letters, 20(5), 459–462. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1005432027603	-
Rhodococcus erythropolis	TA421	Chung, S. Y., Maeda, M., Song, E., Horikoshij, K., & Kudo, T. (1994). A Gram-positive Polychlorinated Biphenyl-degrading Bacterium,Rhodococcus erythropolisStrain TA421, Isolated from a Termite Ecosystem. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 58(11), 2111–2113. https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.58.2111	-
Acinetobacter tandoii	Van Dexter isolate	Van Dexter, S., & Boopathy, R. (2018). Biodegradation of phenol by Acinetobacter tandoii isolated from the gut of the termite. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(33), 34067–34072. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3292-4	-
Rhodococcus opacus	PD630 (DSMZ 44193)	Henson, W. R., Campbell, T., DeLorenzo, D. M., Gao, Y., Berla, B., Kim, S. J., Foston, M., Moon, T. S., & Dantas, G. (2018). Multi-omic elucidation of aromatic catabolism in adaptively evolved Rhodococcus opacus. Metabolic Engineering, 49, 69–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2018.06.009	-
Rhodococcus rhodochrous	116	Karlson, U., Dwyer, D. F., Hooper, S. W., Moore, E. R., Timmis, K. N., & Eltis, L. D. (1993). Two independently regulated cytochromes P-450 in a Rhodococcus rhodochrous strain that degrades 2-ethoxyphenol and 4-methoxybenzoate. Journal of Bacteriology, 175(5), 1467–1474. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.175.5.1467-1474.1993	-
Rhodococcus sp.	UKMP-5M	Suhaila, Y. N., Rosfarizan, M., Ahmad, S. A., Latif, I. A., & Ariff, A. B. (2013). Nutrients and culture conditions requirements for the degradation of phenol by Rhodococcus UKMP-5M.. Journal of environmental biology, 34(3), 635.	-
Azotobacter vinelandii	ATCC 12837	Groseclose, E. E., & Ribbons, D. W. (1981). Metabolism of resorcinylic compounds by bacteria: new pathway for resorcinol catabolism in Azotobacter vinelandii. Journal of Bacteriology, 146(2), 460–466. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.146.2.460-466.1981	-
Azoarcus anaerobius	LuFRes1	Gorny, N., Wahl, G., Brune, A., & Schink, B. (1992). A strictly anaerobic nitrate-reducing bacterium growing with resorcinol and other aromatic compounds. Archives of Microbiology, 158(1), 48–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00249065; Gorny, N., Wahl, G., Brune, A., & Schink, B. (1992). A strictly anaerobic nitrate-reducing bacterium growing with resorcinol and other aromatic compounds. Archives of Microbiology, 158(1), 48–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00249065	(anaerobically); (anaerobically)
Thauera aromatica	K172	Tschech, A., & Fuchs, G. (1987). Anaerobic degradation of phenol by pure cultures of newly isolated denitrifying pseudomonads. Archives of Microbiology, 148(3), 213–217. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00414814	(anaerobically)
Acetobacterium woodii	NZva16	Bache, R., & Pfennig, N. (1981). Selective isolation of Acetobacterium woodii on methoxylated aromatic acids and determination of growth yields. Archives of Microbiology, 130(3), 255–261. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00459530	(anaerobically)
Thauera sp.	Cin3,4	Mechichi, T., Patel, B. K., & Sayadi, S. (2005). Anaerobic degradation of methoxylated aromatic compounds by Clostridium methoxybenzovorans and a nitrate-reducing bacterium Thauera sp. strain Cin3,4. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 56(4), 224–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2005.09.001	-
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis	1245	Sato, Y., Nishihara, H., Yoshida, M., Watanabe, M., Rondal, J. D., Concepcion, R. N., & Ohta, H. (2006). Cupriavidus pinatubonensis sp. nov. and Cupriavidus laharis sp. nov., novel hydrogen-oxidizing, facultatively chemolithotrophic bacteria isolated from volcanic mudflow deposits from Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 56(5), 973–978. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63922-0	-
Cupriavidus laharis	1263a	Sato, Y., Nishihara, H., Yoshida, M., Watanabe, M., Rondal, J. D., Concepcion, R. N., & Ohta, H. (2006). Cupriavidus pinatubonensis sp. nov. and Cupriavidus laharis sp. nov., novel hydrogen-oxidizing, facultatively chemolithotrophic bacteria isolated from volcanic mudflow deposits from Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 56(5), 973–978. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63922-0	-
Petriellidium boydii	SP 31-4	Eriksson, K. E., Gupta, J. K., Nishida, A., & Rao, M. (1984). Syringic Acid Metabolism by Some White-rot, Soft-rot and Brown-rot Fungi. Microbiology, 130(10), 2457–2464. https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-130-10-2457	-
Amycolatopsis sp.	75iv2 (ATCC 39116)	Antai, S. P., & Crawford, D. L. (1983). Degradation of phenol by Streptomyces setonii. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 29(1), 142–143. https://doi.org/10.1139/m83-022; Barton, N., Horbal, L., Starck, S., Kohlstedt, M., Luzhetskyy, A., & Wittmann, C. (2018). Enabling the valorization of guaiacol-based lignin: Integrated chemical and biochemical production of cis,cis-muconic acid using metabolically engineered Amycolatopsis sp ATCC 39116. Metabolic Engineering, 45, 200–210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2017.12.001	-
Natrialba sp.	C21	Khemili-Talbi, S., Kebbouche-Gana, S., Akmoussi-Toumi, S., Angar, Y., & Gana, M. L. (2015). Isolation of an extremely halophilic arhaeon Natrialba sp. C21 able to degrade aromatic compounds and to produce stable biosurfactant at high salinity. Extremophiles, 19(6), 1109–1120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-015-0783-9	-
Rhodococcus erythropolis	1CP	Eulberg, D., Golovleva, L. A., & Schlömann, M. (1997). Characterization of catechol catabolic genes from Rhodococcus erythropolis 1CP. Journal of Bacteriology, 179(2), 370–381. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.179.2.370-381.1997	-
Desulfobacterium phenolicum	Ph01	Bak, F., & Widdel, F. (1986). Anaerobic degradation of phenol and phenol derivatives by Desulfobacterium phenolicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 146(2), 177–180. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00402347	(anaerobically)
Trichosporon mucoides	SBUG 80	Sietmann, R., Hammer, E., Specht, M., Cerniglia, C. E., & Schauer, F. (2001). Novel Ring Cleavage Products in the Biotransformation of Biphenyl by the Yeast Trichosporon mucoides. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67(9), 4158–4165. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.67.9.4158-4165.2001	-
Comamonas testosteroni	BR6020	Providenti, M. A., Mampel, J., MacSween, S., Cook, A. M., & Wyndham, R. C. (2001). Comamonas testosteroni BR6020 possesses a single genetic locus for extradiol cleavage of protocatechuate The GenBank accession number for the sequence reported in this paper is AF305325.. Microbiology, 147(8), 2157–2167. https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-147-8-2157	-
Rhodococcus jostii	RHA1	Otani, H., Lee, Y. E., Casabon, I., & Eltis, L. D. (2014). Characterization of p -Hydroxycinnamate Catabolism in a Soil Actinobacterium. Journal of Bacteriology, 196(24), 4293–4303. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.02247-14	-
Aromatoleum aromaticum	EbN1	Wöhlbrand, L., Kallerhoff, B., Lange, D., Hufnagel, P., Thiermann, J., Reinhardt, R., & Rabus, R. (2007). Functional proteomic view of metabolic regulation in “Aromatoleum aromaticum” strain EbN1. PROTEOMICS, 7(13), 2222–2239. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200600987	(anaerobically)