Lignocellulosic biomass is a geographically abundant source of renewable energy, showing
enormous potential to contribute to escalating energy demands. Improving the industrial …

Many microorganisms contain cellulases that are important for plant cell wall degradation
and overall soil ecosystem functioning. At present, we have extensive biochemical …

Highlights•About 40% of the genomes of sequenced bacteria encode at least one cellulase
gene but only about 4% of these bacteria are described as truly cellulolytic.•Strain isolation …

Cellulolytic enzymes have been the subject of renewed interest owing to their potential role
in the conversion of plant lignocellulose to sustainable biofuels. An analysis of∼ 1,500 …

Lignocellulosic biomass is the earth's most abundant renewable feedstock alternative that
comprises of cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin. The synergistic action of …

Microbial cellulases have been receiving worldwide attention, as they have enormous
potential to process the most abundant cellulosic biomass on this planet and transform it into …

Depolymerization of cellulose to glucose requires the synergistic action of three key
cellulases, endoglucanase (EC 3.2. 1.4), exoglucanase (EC 3.2. 1.176)(EC 3.2. 1.91) and β …

Four different environmental DNA libraries were prepared from microbial consortium
collected from forest soil, dung of elephant, cow rumen and rotted tree. Seven independent …

Genome sequencing of cellulolytic bacteria combined with analyses using structural and
sequence similarity software reveals potential cellulolytic enzymes not previously recovered …

Cellulose, a macromolecule of β-D-anhydroglucopyranose units linked by β (1, 4)-glycosidic
bonds, is the world's most abundant organic polymer and is the main component of plant …