Metagenomic analysis of microbial consortia enriched from compost: new insights into the role of Actinobacteria in lignocellulose decomposition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Compost habitats sustain a vast ensemble of microbes specializing in the degradation of lignocellulosic plant materials and are thus important both for their roles in the global carbon cycle and as potential sources of biochemical catalysts for advanced biofuels production. Studies have revealed substantial diversity in compost microbiomes, yet how this diversity relates to functions and even to the genes encoding lignocellulolytic enzymes remains obscure. Here, we used a metagenomic analysis of the rice straw-adapted (RSA) microbial consortia enriched from compost ecosystems to decipher the systematic and functional contexts within such a distinctive microbiome.

Results

Analyses of the 16S pyrotag library and 5 Gbp of metagenomic sequence showed that the phylum A

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4731972 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature