Tracking dynamics of plant biomass composting by changes in substrate structure, microbial community, and enzyme activity

Tracking dynamics of plant biomass composting by changes in substrate structure, microbial community, and enzyme activity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding the dynamics of the microbial communities that, along with their secreted enzymes, are involved in the natural process of biomass composting may hold the key to breaking the major bottleneck in biomass-to-biofuels conve...

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Main Authors: Wei Hui, Tucker Melvin P, Baker John O, Harris Michelle, Luo Yonghua, Xu Qi, Himmel Michael E, Ding Shi-You
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Subjects:
Compost
Plant biomass
Yellow poplar
Microbial community
Microbial rDNA abundance
Gene expression
Enzymatic activity
Cellulase
Hemicellulose
Ligninase
Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP)
Solid-state fermentation
Biofuels
Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/5/1/20

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