Pathways involved in plant decomposition in Clostridium phytofermentans

ABSTRACT: Genomic analysis of the model lignocellulosic biomass degrading bacteria C. phytofermentans indicates that it can degrade, transport, and utilize a wide-range of carbohydrates as possible growth substrates. Previous experiments characterized the expression of the degradation and transport machinery using custom whole genome oligonucleotide microarrays. The results indicate that C. phytofermentans utilizes ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters for carbohydrate uptake and does not use the sole phosphoenolpyruvate-phosphotransferase system (PTS) for any of the tested substrates. While some ABC transporters are specific for a single carbohydrate, the expression profiles indicate that others may be capable of transporting multiple substrates. Distinct sets of Carbohydrate Active Enzymes (

ORGANISM(S): Clostridium phytofermentans

SUBMITTER: Jeffrey Blanchard 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-52498 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress