Clostridia are anaerobic Firmicutes producing a large array of metabolites by utilizing simple
and complex carbohydrates, such as cellulose, as well as CO2/H2 or CO. Their exceptional …

Butanol has been acknowledged as an advanced biofuel, but its production through acetone–
butanol–ethanol (ABE) fermentation by clostridia is still not economically competitive, due to …

An increasing focus on environmental sustainability has led to an ongoing global effort to
better understand and engineer platform organisms that economically convert CO 2 and …

Butanol has been widely used as an important industrial solvent and feedstock for chemical
production. Also, its superior fuel properties compared with ethanol make butanol a good …

Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of antibiotic-and healthcare-associated
diarrhea, and its containment and treatment imposes a significant financial burden …

Bacillus and Clostridium organisms initiate the sporulation process when unfavorable
conditions are detected. The sporulation process is a carefully orchestrated cascade of …

The Gram-positive, spore-forming pathogen Clostridium difficile is the leading definable
cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea worldwide. C. difficile infections are difficult to treat …

Methods for genetic manipulation of Clostridium ljungdahlii are of interest because of the
potential for production of fuels and other biocommodities from carbon dioxide via microbial …

Methane is the main component of natural gas and biogas. As an abundant energy source,
methane is crucial not only to meet current energy needs but also to achieve a sustainable …

Highlights•Syngas fermentation is an attractive prospect for the production of commodity
chemicals.•Syngas fermenting organisms use the Wood–Ljungdahl pathway to metabolize …