The Degradation of Lignocellulosics by Extremely Thermophilic Microorganisms

Overview

Journal Biotechnol Bioeng

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1989 May 1

PMID 18587891

Citations 5

Authors

A M Donnison

C M Brockelsby

H W Morgan

R M Daniel

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Abstract

Five extremely thermophilic cellulose-degrading isolates obtained from New Zealand thermal springs were tested for their ability to degrade a number of natural lignocellulosic substrates. Degradation by three of the isolates was generally similar to that by the moderate thermophile, Clostridium thermocellum but occurred at a higher temperature. The New Zealand isolates were also found to grow on xylan as sole carbohydrate source, which probably extends their attack to hemicellulose.

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