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Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e (from corn stover; ~25% lignin conversion, including Klason lignin and monomers) Amycolatopsis sp. 75iv2 (ATCC 39116) Salvachúa, D., Karp, E. M., Nimlos, C. T., Vardon, D. R., & Beckham, G. T. (2015). Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria. Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e (from corn stover; ~30% lignin conversion, including Klason lignin and monomers) Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 Salvachúa, D., Karp, E. M., Nimlos, C. T., Vardon, D. R., & Beckham, G. T. (2015). Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria. Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e (from corn stover; ~25% lignin conversion, including Klason lignin and monomers) Pseudomonas putida mt-2 Salvachúa, D., Karp, E. M., Nimlos, C. T., Vardon, D. R., & Beckham, G. T. (2015). Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria. Green Chemistry, 17(11), 4951–4967. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01165e (from corn stover; ~25% lignin conversion, including Klason lignin and monomers) Aspergillus flavus F10 Barapatre, A., & Jha, H. (2017). Degradation of alkali lignin by two ascomycetes and free radical scavenging activity of the products. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 35(4), 269–286. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242422.2017.1327953 (from Acacia niliotica; 21% lingin loss after 21 days) Emericella nidulans APF4 Barapatre, A., & Jha, H. (2017). Degradation of alkali lignin by two ascomycetes and free radical scavenging activity of the products. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 35(4), 269–286. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242422.2017.1327953 (from Acacia niliotica; 21% lingin loss after 21 days)