Biocatalyst discovery is integral to bioeconomy development, enabling design of scalable
bioprocesses that can compete with the resource-intensive petrochemical industry …

There is growing interest in producing beneficial products from wastes using microbiomes.
We previously performed multiomic analyses of a bioreactor microbiome that converted …

Anaerobic co-digestion of livestock waste and lignocellulosic biomass, such as agricultural
residues, is important in addressing renewable energy and waste management needs. The …

Background Metagenomics approaches provide access to environmental genetic diversity
for biotechnology applications, enabling the discovery of new enzymes and pathways for …

Lignocellulose is the most abundant biomass on Earth with immense potential to act as a
primary resource for the production of a range of compounds currently obtained from fossil …

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) is a system in which enzyme production, substrate
hydrolysis, and fermentation are accomplished in a single process step by lignocellulolytic …

Functional metagenomics is a powerful tool for both the discovery and development of
biocatalysts. This study presents the high-throughput functional screening of 22 large-insert …

The liquid residue resulting from various agroindustrial processes is both rich in organic
material and an attractive source to produce a variety of chemicals. Using microbial …

Background Microbial-driven solubilization of lignocellulosic material is a natural
mechanism that is exploited in anaerobic digesters (ADs) to produce biogas and other …

The microbial conversion of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production represents a
renewable alternative to fossil fuels. However, the discovery of new microbial enzymes with …