The Genus Geobacillus and Their Biotechnological Potential

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-48

  Hussein, Ali H ^a   Lisowska, Beata K ^a   Leak, David J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Fermentation; Genomics; Geobacillus; Hemicellulase; Metabolic engineering; Phylogeny; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBOXYLESTERASE; HEMICELLULOSE; ISOMERASE; LEVO ARABINOSE ISOMERASE; NANOMATERIAL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLASMID VECTOR; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEINASE; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; RNA 16S; STARCH; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOFUEL;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIOLYSIS; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMIMETICS; BIOREMEDIATION; CATABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMIC ISLAND; GENUS; GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS KAUSTOPHILUS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GEOBACILLUS THERMOCATENULATUS; GEOBACILLUS THERMODENITRIFICANS; GEOBACILLUS THERMOGLUCOSIDASIUS; GEOBACILLUS THERMOLEOVORANS; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLYSIS; MESOPHILE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; POLLUTANT; PROPHAGE; RECOMBINANT GENE; REPORTER GENE; SPOROGENESIS; THERMOPHILE; THERMOSTABILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GEOBACILLUS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84942410891     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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