Butanol is a very competitive renewable biofuel for use in internal combustion engines given
its many advantages. In this review, the properties of butanol are compared with the …

Driven by the increase in industrialization and population, the global demand for energy and
material products is steadily growing. Since the world primary sources for energy and …

Clostridium ljungdahlii is an anaerobic homoacetogen, able to ferment sugars, other organic
compounds, or CO2/H2 and synthesis gas (CO/H2). The latter feature makes it an interesting …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Progress in exploiting clostridial genome information has been severely impeded by a
general lack of effective methods for the directed inactivation of specific genes. Those few …

The production of biogas by anaerobic digestion (AD) of agricultural residues, organic
wastes, animal excrements, municipal sludge, and energy crops has a firm place in …

Recent petroleum crises, rapidly increasing its prices and uncertainties concerning
petroleum availability threaten the sustainable development of the world economy. Both the …

Acetogenic bacteria are attracting interest as biocatalysts in the biotechnology industry,
since they are able to ferment carbon monoxide (CO)-rich gases. Wild-type strains produce …

Bacillus and Clostridium organisms initiate the sporulation process when unfavorable
conditions are detected. The sporulation process is a carefully orchestrated cascade of …

The pre-16S rRNA sequence definition of the genus Clostridium was—non-sulfate-reducing
sporeformer relying obligately on anaerobic energy metabolism and with a Gram-positive …