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BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 75, Issue 2, Pages 232-239Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.100429
Keywords
biodiversity; internal transcribed spacer; lignocelluloses; sugarcane bagasse; 16S rDNA
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency
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Sugarcane bagasse is an important lignocellulosic by-product with potential for conversion to biofuels and chemicals in biorefinery. As a step towards an understanding of microbial diversity and the processes existing in bagasse collection sites, the microbial community in industrial bagasse feedstock piles was investigated. Molecular biodiversity analysis of 16S rDNA sequences revealed the presence of a complex bacterial community. A diverse group of mainly aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria was identified reflecting the aerobic and high temperature microenvironmental conditions under the pile surface. The major bacterial taxa present were identified as Firmicutes, Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria. Analysis of the eukaryotic microbial assemblage based on an internal transcribed spacer revealed the predominance of diverse cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic ascomycota. A microbial interaction model is proposed, focusing on lignocellulose degradation and methane metabolism. The insights into the microbial community in this study provide a basis for efficient utilization of bagasse in lignocellulosic biomass-based industries.
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