“…Some of the changes that can occur in the membrane, when bacteria are exposed to hydrophobic solvents, include vesicle formation, alteration of phospholipid composition, and reduced permeability of the cell membrane (Heipieper & De Bont, 1994; Nicolaou, Gaida, & Papoutsakis, 2010; Ramos et al, 2002). The mechanisms behind tolerance in the model strain P. putida KT2440 has also been studied for different compounds (Benndorf, Thiersch, Loffhagen, Kunath, & Harms, 2006; Domínguez‐Cuevas, González‐Pastor, Marqués, Ramos, & de Lorenzo, 2006; Fernandez, Conde et al, 2012; Fernandez, Niqui‐Arroyo, Conde, Ramos, & Duque, 2012; Roca, Rodríguez‐Herva, Duque, & Ramos, 2008; Santos, Benndorf, & Sá‐Correia, 2004). …”