Genomic characterization provides genetic evidence for bacterial cellulose synthesis by Acetobacter pasteurianus RSV-4 strain.

There is ongoing quest to look for alternate sustainable and renewable biopolymers which can address the existing environmental issues. Bacterial cellulose could be one such option. Several organisms have been reported to produce bacterial cellulose.

Bioprospecting potential of microbial communities in solid waste landfills for novel enzymes through metagenomic approach.

Landfills are repository for complex microbial diversity responsible for bio-degradation of solid waste. To elucidate this complexity, samples from three different landfill sites of North India (sample V: Bhalswa near Karnal byepass road, New Delhi, India; sample T: Chandigarh, India and sample S3: Una, H.P.

Waste valorization: Identification of an ethanol tolerant bacterium Acetobacter pasteurianus SKYAA25 for acetic acid production from apple pomace.

In present study, a potential bacterial isolate Acetobacter pasteurianus SKYAA25 was found to be very effective in the bioconversion of apple pomace to acetic acid. The isolated strain was tolerant to high ethanol concentrations of upto 14% and temperature of 42 °C. Fermentation of apple pomace alone in presence of brewing yeast produced 7.

De novo transcriptome sequencing and analysis for Venturia inaequalis, the devastating apple scab pathogen.

Venturia inaequalis is the causal agent of apple scab, one of the most devastating diseases of apple. Due to several distinct features, it has emerged as a model fungal pathogen to study various aspects of hemibiotrophic plant pathogen interactions. The present study reports de novo assembling, annotation and characterization of the transcriptome of V.

The Venturia apple pathosystem: pathogenicity mechanisms and plant defense responses.

Venturia inaequalis is the causal agent of apple scab, a devastating disease of apple. We outline several unique features of this pathogen which are useful for molecular genetics studies intended to understand plant-pathogen interactions. The pathogenicity mechanisms of the pathogen and overview of apple defense responses, monogenic and polygenic resistance, and their utilization in scab resistance breeding programs are also reviewed.