Hemicellulose‐degrading bacteria and yeasts from the termite gut

A Schäfer, R Konrad, T Kuhnigk… - Journal of Applied …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Termites play a major role in the recycling of photosynthetically fixed carbon. With the aid of
their symbiotic intestinal flora, they are able to degrade extensively wood constituents such …

Exploring the microbiota dynamics related to vegetable biomasses degradation and study of lignocellulose-degrading bacteria for industrial biotechnological …

V Ventorino, A Aliberti, V Faraco, A Robertiello… - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
The aims of this study were to evaluate the microbial diversity of different lignocellulosic
biomasses during degradation under natural conditions and to isolate, select, characterise …

Lignin-solubilizing ability of actinomycetes isolated from termite (Termitidae) gut

MB Pasti, AL Pometto 3rd, MP Nuti… - Applied and …, 1990 - Am Soc Microbiol
The lignocellulose-degrading abilities of 11 novel actinomycete strains isolated from termite
gut were determined and compared with that of the well-characterized actinomycete …

Discovery of genes coding for carbohydrate-active enzyme by metagenomic analysis of lignocellulosic biomasses

S Montella, V Ventorino, V Lombard, B Henrissat… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In this study, a high-throughput sequencing approach was applied to discover novel
biocatalysts for lignocellulose hydrolysis from three dedicated energy crops, Arundo donax …

Taxonomic and enzymatic basis of the cellulolytic microbial consortium KKU-MC1 and its application in enhancing biomethane production

N Wongfaed, S O-Thong, S Sittijunda, A Reungsang - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising substrate for biogas production. However, its
recalcitrant structure limits conversion efficiency. This study aims to design a microbial …

Microbiome of fungus-growing termites: a new reservoir for lignocellulase genes

N Liu, X Yan, M Zhang, L Xie, Q Wang… - Applied and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungus-growing termites play an important role in lignocellulose degradation and carbon
mineralization in tropical and subtropical regions, but the degradation potentiality of their gut …

Characterization of four endophytic fungi as potential consolidated bioprocessing hosts for conversion of lignocellulose into advanced biofuels

W Wu, RW Davis, MB Tran-Gyamfi, A Kuo… - Applied microbiology …, 2017 - Springer
Recently, several endophytic fungi have been demonstrated to produce volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) with properties similar to fossil fuels, called “mycodiesel,” while growing …

Bioethanol production from waste lignocelluloses: A review on microbial degradation potential

RK Prasad, S Chatterjee, PB Mazumder, SK Gupta… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Tremendous explosion of population has led to about 200% increment of total energy
consumptions in last twenty-five years. Apart from conventional fossil fuel as limited energy …

[HTML][HTML] Current state-of-the-art in ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks

K Robak, M Balcerek - Microbiological Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The renewable lignocellulosic biomass is a sustainable feedstock for the production of
bioethanol, which shows the potential to replace fossil fuels. Due to the recalcitrant structure …

Aerobic deconstruction of cellulosic biomass by an insect-associated Streptomyces

TE Takasuka, AJ Book, GR Lewin, CR Currie… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Streptomyces are best known for producing antimicrobial secondary metabolites, but they
are also recognized for their contributions to biomass utilization. Despite their importance to …