The highly acclaimed prospect of renewable lignocellulosic biocommodities as obvious
replacement of their fossil-based counterparts is burgeoning within the last few years …

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 …

Compared to single microbial strains, complex interactions between microbial consortia
composed of various microorganisms have been shown to be effective in expanding …

Despite extensive studies on microbial and enzymatic lignocellulose degradation, relatively
few Archaea are known to deconstruct crystalline cellulose. Here we describe a consortium …

To find an appropriate method for sulfate-rich wastewater containing ethanol and acetate
with COD/sulfate ratio of 1, a UASB reactor was operated for more than 180days. The …

In this study, changes in the microbial communities and the metabolic pathway involved in
anaerobic digestion were examined as the temperature was changed from 9 to 55° C. The …

Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) found in hot springs reflect the abundance and
community structure of Archaea in these extreme environments. The relationships between …

Samples of water from the hot springs of Uzon Caldera with temperatures from 68 to 87° C
and pHs of 4.1 to 7.0, supplemented with proteinaceous (albumin, casein, or α-or β-keratin) …

Anaerobic microbial conversion of organic substrates to various biofuels is one of the
alternative energy sources attracting the greatest attention of scientists. The advantages of …

Thermophilic anaerobes are Archaea and Bacteria that grow optimally at temperatures of
50° C or higher and do not require the use of O2 as a terminal electron acceptor for growth …