Organism	Strain	Reference(s)	Comment(s)
Rhodotorula vanillica	IGC 4506	Sampaio, J. (1995). Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Lignin-Related Aromatic Compounds for the Selective Isolation of Yeasts: Rhodotorula vanillica, a New Basidiomycetous Yeast Species. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 17(4), 613–619. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0723-2020(11)80083-4	-
Enterobacter aerogenes	L7	Deschamps, A. M., Mahoudeau, G., & Lebeault, J. M. (1980). Fast degradation of kraft lignin by bacteria. European Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 9(1), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00500001	-
Aeromonas sp.	L17	Deschamps, A. M., Mahoudeau, G., & Lebeault, J. M. (1980). Fast degradation of kraft lignin by bacteria. European Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 9(1), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00500001	-
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	-
Rhizobium sp.	YS-1r	Jackson, C., Couger, M., Prabhakaran, M., Ramachandriya, K., Canaan, P., & Fathepure, B. (2017). Isolation and characterization ofRhizobiumsp. strain YS-1r that degrades lignin in plant biomass. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 122(4), 940–952. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.13401	-
Nocardia corallina	A81	Crawford, R. L., McCoy, E., Harkin, J. M., Kirk, T. K., & Obst, J. R. (1973). Degradation of Methoxylated Benzoic Acids by a Nocardia from a Lignin-Rich Environment: Significance to Lignin Degradation and Effect of Chloro Substituents. Applied Microbiology, 26(2), 176–184. https://doi.org/10.1128/am.26.2.176-184.1973	-
Rhodococcus opacus	DSM 1069	Eggeling, L., & Sahm, H. (1980). Degradation of coniferyl alcohol and other lignin-related aromatic compounds by Nocardia sp. DSM 1069. Archives of Microbiology, 126(2), 141–148. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00511219	-
Clostridium methoxybenzovorans	SR3	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)
Comamonas testosteroni	BR6020	Providenti, M. A., O’Brien, J. M., Ruff, J., Cook, A. M., & Lambert, I. B. (2006). Metabolism of Isovanillate, Vanillate, and Veratrate by Comamonas testosteroni Strain BR6020. Journal of Bacteriology, 188(11), 3862–3869. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01675-05	-