Globally, forests represent highly productive ecosystems that act as carbon sinks where soil
organic matter is formed from residuals after biomass decomposition as well as from …

Microbes and their carbohydrate-active enzymes are central for depolymerization of
complex lignocellulosic polysaccharides in the global carbon cycle. Their unique abilities to …

Pullulan is a non-ionic, linear, water-soluble and a neutral polysaccharide. It is composed of
α-(1, 6) repeated maltotriose units via α-(1, 4) glycosidic bond having chemical formula (C 6 …

Background This study is the first to investigate the Brazilian Amazonian Forest to identify
new D-xylose-fermenting yeasts that might potentially be used in the production of ethanol …

The effective fermentation of xylose remains an intractable challenge in bioethanol industry.
The relevant xylanase enzyme is also in a high demand from industry for several …

Aureobasidium spp. can use a wide range of substrates and are widely distributed in
different environments, suggesting that they can sense and response to various extracellular …

Background The importance of structurally diverse forests for the conservation of biodiversity
and provision of a wide range of ecosystem services has been widely recognised. However …

In this study, a new yeast-like fungal was obtained from leaf surfaces collected from
Kheyroodkenar forest, Mazandaran, Iran. The properties of this strain, such as morphology …

Production of a commercially important biodegradable polymer, pullulan, by Aureobasidium
pullulans from four agricultural wastes namely wheat bran, rice bran, coconut kernel and …

Purpose Yeasts are widely used for the production of bioethanol from biomasses rich in
sugar. The present study was aimed at isolating, screening, and characterizing fermentative …