Abstract
The problems of the microbiological degradation of lignin, closely related to the solution of a number of important theoretical and practical problems, have been continually attracting attention in recent years. The most recent studies in this field are analysed in the present review. Particular attention has been devoted to a critical examination of hypotheses about the possible pathways in the microbiological degradation of lignin. The present review is the first attempt in the Soviet scientific literature at a survey of data concerning the problem of the microbiological degradation of lignin.
The bibliography includes 151 references.