Screening of lactic acid bacteria for their potential as microbial cell factories for bioconversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of fossil carbon sources for fuels and petrochemicals has serious impacts on our environment and is unable to meet the demand in the future. A promising and sustainable alternative is to substitute fossil carbon sources with microbial cell factories converting lignocellulosic biomass into desirable value added products. However, such bioprocesses require availability of suitable and efficient microbial biocatalysts, capable of utilizing C5 sugars and tolerant to inhibitory compounds generated during pretreatment of biomass. In this study, the performance of a collection of lactic acid bacteria was evaluated regarding their properties with respect to the conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks. The strains were examined for their ability to utilize xylose and ara

SUBMITTER: Boguta AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4100561 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature