Organism	Strain	Reference(s)	Comment(s)
Amycolatopsis sp.	75iv2 (ATCC 39116)	Davis, J. R., Goodwin, L. A., Woyke, T., Teshima, H., Bruce, D., Detter, C., Tapia, R., Han, S., Han, J., Pitluck, S., Nolan, M., Mikhailova, N., Land, M. L., & Sello, J. K. (2012). Genome Sequence of Amycolatopsis sp. Strain ATCC 39116, a Plant Biomass-Degrading Actinomycete. Journal of Bacteriology, 194(9), 2396–2397. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00186-12; 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; Sutherland, J. B., Crawford, D. L., & Pometto III, A. L. (1983). Metabolism of cinnamic, p-coumaric, and ferulic acids by Streptomyces setonii. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 29(10), 1253–1257. https://doi.org/10.1139/m83-195; 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	-
Comamonas sp.	B-9 (CGMCC No. 4251)	Chen, Y., Chai, L., Zhu, Y., Yang, Z., Zheng, Y., & Zhang, H. (2012). Biodegradation of kraft lignin by a bacterial strain Comamonas sp. B-9 isolated from eroded bamboo slips: Biodegradation of kraft lignin. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 112(5), 900–906. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05275.x	-
Paenibacillus glucanolyticus	SLM1	Mathews, S. L., Pawlak, J. J., & Grunden, A. M. (2014). Isolation of Paenibacillus glucanolyticus from pulp mill sources with potential to deconstruct pulping waste. Bioresource Technology, 164, 100–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.093	-
Serratia sp.	JHT01	Tian, J. H., Pourcher, A. M., & Peu, P. (2016). Isolation of bacterial strains able to metabolize lignin and lignin-related compounds. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 63(1), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12581	-
Serratia liquefaciens sp.	PT01	Tian, J. H., Pourcher, A. M., & Peu, P. (2016). Isolation of bacterial strains able to metabolize lignin and lignin-related compounds. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 63(1), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12581	-
Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens	PT02	Tian, J. H., Pourcher, A. M., & Peu, P. (2016). Isolation of bacterial strains able to metabolize lignin and lignin-related compounds. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 63(1), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12581	-
Stenotrophomonas sp.	PT03	Tian, J. H., Pourcher, A. M., & Peu, P. (2016). Isolation of bacterial strains able to metabolize lignin and lignin-related compounds. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 63(1), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12581	-
Mesorhizobium sp.	PT04	Tian, J. H., Pourcher, A. M., & Peu, P. (2016). Isolation of bacterial strains able to metabolize lignin and lignin-related compounds. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 63(1), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12581	-
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 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 opacus	DSM 1069	Ravi, K., Abdelaziz, O. Y., Nöbel, M., García-Hidalgo, J., Gorwa-Grauslund, M. F., Hulteberg, C. P., & Lidén, G. (2018). RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bacterial conversion of depolymerized Kraft lignin. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-018-1240-7	-
Moraxella sp.	GU2	Dardas, A., Gal, D., Barrelle, M., Sauret-Ignazi, G., Sterjiades, R., & Pelmont, J. (1985). The demethylation of guaiacol by a new bacterial cytochrome P-450. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 236(2), 585–592. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-9861(85)90662-9; Sterjiades, R., Sauret-Ignazi, G., Dardas, A., & Pelmont, J. (1982). Properties of a bacterial strain able to grow on guaiacol. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 14(1), 57–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1982.tb08634.x	-
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	-
Rhodotorula rubra	IFO 889	Huang, Z., Dostal, L., & Rosazza, J. (1993). Mechanisms of ferulic acid conversions to vanillic acid and guaiacol by Rhodotorula rubra.. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 268(32), 23954–23958. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(20)80477-3	-
Acinetobacter junii	5ga	González, B., Acevedo, C., Brezny, R., & Joyce, T. (1993). Metabolism of chlorinated guaiacols by a guaiacol-degrading Acinetobacter junii strain. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 59(10), 3424–3429. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.59.10.3424-3429.1993	-
Desulfobacterium catecholicum	NZva20	Szewzyk, R., & Pfennig, N. (1987). Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov.. Archives of Microbiology, 147(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00415278	(anaerobically)
Pseudomonas putida	ORC	Chapman, P. J., & Ribbons, D. W. (1976). Metabolism of resorcinylic compounds by bacteria: alternative pathways for resorcinol catabolism in Pseudomonas putida. Journal of Bacteriology, 125(3), 985–998. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.125.3.985-998.1976	-
Enterobacter sp.	DG-6	Grbić-Galić, D. (1985). Fermentative and oxidative transformation of ferulate by a facultatively anaerobic bacterium isolated from sewage sludge. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 50(4), 1052–1057. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.50.4.1052-1057.1985	(anaerobically)
Ceriporiopsis subvermispora	FP-105752	Daina, S., Orlandi, M., Bestetti, G., Wiik, C., & Elegir, G. (2002). Degradation of β-5 lignin model dimers by Ceriporiopsis subvermispora. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 30(4), 499–505. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0141-0229(01)00524-5	-