Anaerobic Decomposition of Switchgrass by Tropical Soil-Derived Feedstock-Adapted Consortia

Tropical forest soils decompose litter rapidly with frequent episodes of anoxic conditions, making it likely that bacteria using alternate terminal electron acceptors (TEAs) play a large role in decomposition. This makes these soils useful templates for improving biofuel production. To investigate h...

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Main Authors: DeAngelis, Kristen M., Fortney, Julian L., Borglin, Sharon, Silver, Whendee L., Simmons, Blake A., Hazen, Terry C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374387/