For a long time, the genus Bacillus has been known and considered among the most
applicable genera in several fields. Recent taxonomical developments resulted in the …

Chitinases are a group of enzymes that catalyze chitin hydrolysis and are present in all
domains of life. Chitinases belong to different glycosyl hydrolase families with great diversity …

To obtain chitinase-producing microorganisms with high chitinolytic activity at low
temperature, samples collected from Fildes Peninsula in Antarctica were used as sources for …

To investigate the influences of sulfide oxidizing bacteria on H 2 S odor control in sewage
sludge composting, a facultative chemolithotroph strain was isolated and identified as …

Cellulases are hydrolytic enzymes with wide scientific and industrial applications. We
described a novel cellulase, CelC307, from the thermophilic indigenous Cohnella sp. A01 …

Background Chitin is a unique structural exopolysaccharide abundantly found in nature.
This exopolysaccharide has a unique chemical structure that acts as a protective outermost …

Chitinases are hydrolytic enzymes that dissolve the glycosidic linkages in chitin. Chitin is a
cell wall component of fungi and fund in exoskeleten of worms and arthropods. Chitinase …

Chitin is the second most widely found natural polymer next to cellulose. Chitinases degrade
the insoluble chitin to bioactive chitooligomers and monomers for various industrial …

Chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer on earth after cellulose, is composed of β-1, 4-
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) units. It is widely distributed in nature, especially as a …

Thermophiles and hyperthermophiles are immensely useful in understanding the evolution
of life, besides their utility in environmental and industrial biotechnology. Advancements in …