Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus licheniformis TAB7, a Compost-Deodorizing Strain with Potential for Plant Growth Promotion.

Bacillus licheniformis strain TAB7 degrades short-chain fatty acids responsible for offensive odor in manure and is used as a deodorant in a compost-deodorizing technology. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of strain TAB7, which consists of a 4.37-Mb chromosome and two plasmids (42 kb and 31 kb).

Screening and evolution of a novel protist xylose isomerase from the termite for efficient xylose fermentation in .

Background: The yeast , a promising host for lignocellulosic bioethanol production, is unable to metabolize xylose. In attempts to confer xylose utilization ability in , a number of xylose isomerase (XI) genes have been expressed heterologously in this yeast. Although several of these XI encoding genes were functionally expressed in , the need still exists for a strain with improved xylose utilization ability for use in the commercial production of bioethanol.

Efficient production of L-lactic acid by Crabtree-negative yeast Candida boidinii.

Industrial production of L-lactic acid, which in polymerized form as poly-lactic acid is widely used as a biodegradable plastic, has been attracting world-wide attention. By genetic engineering we constructed a strain of the Crabtree-negative yeast Candida boidinii that efficiently produced a large amount of L-lactic acid. The alcohol fermentation pathway of C.