Organism	Strain	Reference(s)	Comment(s)
Oceanimonas doudoroffii	JCM21046T	Numata, K., & Morisaki, K. (2015). Screening of Marine Bacteria To Synthesize Polyhydroxyalkanoate from Lignin: Contribution of Lignin Derivatives to Biosynthesis by Oceanimonas doudoroffii. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 3(4), 569–573. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00031	-
Rhodotorula graminis	WP1	Durham, D. R., McNamee, C. G., & Stewart, D. B. (1984). Dissimilation of aromatic compounds in Rhodotorula graminis: biochemical characterization of pleiotropically negative mutants. Journal of Bacteriology, 160(2), 771–777. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.160.2.771-777.1984	-
Candida parapsilosis	CBS604	Middelhoven, W. J., Coenen, A., Kraakman, B., & Sollewijn Gelpke, M. D. (1992). Degradation of some phenols and hydroxybenzoates by the imperfect ascomycetous yeastsCandida parapsilosis andArxula adeninivorans: evidence for an operative gentisate pathway. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 62(3), 181–187. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00582578; 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 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	-
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa	CBS17	Sampaio, J. P. (1999). Utilization of low molecular weight aromatic compounds by heterobasidiomycetous yeasts: taxonomic implications. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 45(6), 491–512. https://doi.org/10.1139/w99-020	-
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	-
Corynebacterium glutamicum	ATCC13032	Shen, X. H., Jiang, C. Y., Huang, Y., Liu, Z. P., & Liu, S. J. (2005). Functional Identification of Novel Genes Involved in the Glutathione-Independent Gentisate Pathway inCorynebacterium glutamicum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(7), 3442–3452. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.7.3442-3452.2005	-
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	-
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	-
Klebsiella pneumoniae	M5a1	Jones, D. C. N., & Cooper, R. A. (1990). Catabolism of 3-hydroxybenzoate by the gentisate pathway in Klebsiella pneumoniae M5a1. Archives of Microbiology, 154(5), 489–495. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00245233	-
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	(anaerobically)
Thauera aromatica	K172	Mechichi, T., Stackebrandt, E., Gad’on, N., & Fuchs, G. (2002). Phylogenetic and metabolic diversity of bacteria degrading aromatic compounds under denitrifying conditions, and description of Thauera phenylacetica sp. nov., Thauera aminoaromatica sp. nov., and Azoarcus buckelii sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 178(1), 26–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-002-0422-6	(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	(anaerobically)
Rhodopseudomonas palustris	CGA001	Harwood, C. S., & Gibson, J. (1988). Anaerobic and aerobic metabolism of diverse aromatic compounds by the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 54(3), 712–717. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.54.3.712-717.1988; Harwood, C. S., & Gibson, J. (1988). Anaerobic and aerobic metabolism of diverse aromatic compounds by the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 54(3), 712–717. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.54.3.712-717.1988	(anaerobically)
Amycolatopsis sp.	75iv2 (ATCC 39116)	Pometto III, A. L., Sutherland, J. B., & Crawford, D. L. (1981). Streptomyces setonii: catabolism of vanillic acid via guaiacol and catechol. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 27(6), 636–638. https://doi.org/10.1139/m81-097	-
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	-