Genetic and Genome-Wide Insights into Microbes Studied for Bioenergy

• Main Author: Katherine M. Pappas (auth)
• Other Authors: Ed Louis (auth), Shane Yang (auth), Nigel Minton (auth), Biswarup Mukhopadhyay (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Metabolic Engineering; metabolic modeling; bioenergy; Comparative genomics; Biofuels; lignocellulolysis; tran
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The global mandate for safer, cleaner and renewable energy has accelerated research on microbes that convert carbon sources to end-products serving as biofuels of the so-called first, second or third generation - e.g., bioethanol or biodiesel derived from starchy, sugar-rich or oily crops; bioethano...