Maltodextrin transport in the extremely thermophilic, lignocellulose degrading bacterium <i>Anaerocellum bescii</i> (f. <i>Caldicellulosiruptor bescii</i>).

ABSTRACT: Sugar transport into microbial cells is a critical, yet understudied step in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to metabolic products. Anaerocellum bescii (formerly Caldicellulosiruptor bescii) is an extremely thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium that readily degrades the cellulose and hemicellulose components of lignocellulosic biomass into a diversity of oligosaccharide substrates. Despite significant understanding of how this microorganism degrades lignocellulose, the mechanisms underlying its highly efficient transport of the released oligosaccharides into the cell are comparatively underexplored. Here, we identify and characterize the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters in A. bescii governing maltodextrin transport. Utilizing past transcriptomic studies on

SUBMITTER: Tjo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12096829 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature