Big questions and future prospects. A history of concepts in biodegradation and microbial catalysis -- Identifying novel microbial catalysis by enrichment culture and screening -- Microbial diversity: catabolism of organic compounds is broadly distributed -- Organic functional group diversity: the unity of biochemistry is dwarfed by its diversity -- Physiological processes: enzymes, emulsification, uptake, and chemotaxis -- Evolution of catabolic enzymes and pathways -- Metabolic logic and pathway maps -- Predicting microbial biocatalysis and biodegradation -- Microbial biotechnology: chemical production and bioremediation -- The impact of genomics on microbial catalysis -- The extent of microbial catalysis and biodegradation: are microbes infallible? -- Big questions and future prospects.
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