High-throughput screening and characterization of xylose-utilizing, ethanol-tolerant thermophilic bacteria for bioethanol production

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1584-1591

  Qi, X ^a,b   Zhang, Y ^a,b   Tu, R ^b   Lin, Y ^b   Li, X ^a   Wang, Q ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol production; Ethanol tolerance; High throughput screening; Thermophilic bacteria; Xylose utilization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOETHANOL; HOT SPRINGS; SCREENING; THROUGHPUT;

ALCOHOL OXIDASE; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ENZYMATIC REACTION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ETHANOL TOLERANCE; HIGH THROUGH-PUT CHARACTERIZATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HIGH-THROUGHPUT ASSAYS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA; XYLOSE UTILIZATIONS;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL OXIDASE; PEROXIDASE; XYLOSE;

BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACCURACY; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; ENZYME MECHANISM; GEOBACILLUS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SOIL ANALYSIS; THERMAL SPRING; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

GEOBACILLUS;

EID: 79955897889     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05014.x     Document Type: Article

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