Genome Sequence of Clostridium acetobutylicum GXAS18-1, a Novel Biobutanol Production Strain.

Clostridium acetobutylicum is an organism involved in the production of acetone and butanol by traditional acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation (ABE). We report the draft genome sequence of C. acetobutylicum strain GXAS18-1, which can produce ABE directly from cassava flour.

Whole genome sequencing reveals a novel CRISPR system in industrial Clostridium acetobutylicum.

Clostridium acetobutylicum is an important organism for biobutanol production. Due to frequent exposure to bacteriophages during fermentation, industrial C. acetobutylicum strains require a strong immune response against foreign genetic invaders.

Sucrose hydrolytic enzymes: old enzymes for new uses as biocatalysts for medical applications.

Sucrose hydrolytic enzymes, widely used in a variety of food industries, employ sucrose as a substrate. In addition to their hydrolysis activities, they have other recently discovered characteristics that should make them useful for medical applications. Here, the two enzymes sucrose phosphorylase and invertase are discussed.