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Population level analysis of evolved mutations underlying improvements in plant hemicellulose and cellulose fermentation by Clostridium phytofermentans.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Mukherjee Supratim, Thompson Lynmarie K, Godin Stephen, Schackwitz Wendy, Lipzen Anna, Martin Joel, Blanchard Jeffrey L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The complexity of plant cell walls creates many challenges for microbial decomposition. Clostridium phytofermentans, an anaerobic bacterium isolated from forest soil, directly breaks down and utilizes many plant cell wall carbohydrates. The objective of this research is to understand constraints on rates of plant decomposition by Clostridium phytofermentans and identify molecular mechanisms that may...
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