• The anaerobic mesophile Clostridium cellulolyticum ATCC 35319 is an efficient cellulose utilizer that is characterized by pyruvate secretion and a slow growth rate. (aiche.org)
  • Clostridium perfringens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (ucdenver.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Clostridium perfringens" by people in this website by year, and whether "Clostridium perfringens" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Clostridium perfringens" by people in Profiles. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Immunization with recombinant bivalent chimera r-Cpae confers protection against alpha toxin and enterotoxin of Clostridium perfringens type A in murine model. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Heterologous protection against alpha toxins of Clostridium perfringens and Staphylococcus aureus induced by binding domain recombinant chimeric protein. (ucdenver.edu)
  • In silico, in vitro and in vivo analysis of binding affinity between N and C-domains of Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Taguchi optimization of duplex PCR for simultaneous identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium perfringens alpha toxins. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Expressing the library in continuously sub-cultured C. cellulolyticum grown on different cellulosic carbon sources (including recycled paper) allowed for identification of unique gene fragments that resolved metabolic bottlenecking and improved cellulose degradation rates. (aiche.org)
  • Clostridium cellulolyticum sporulation was investigated during growth on cellulose fibers in a mineral-salt based medium which corresponds to conditions linked to its natural ecological niche. (birmingham.ac.uk)
  • Much of our understanding of its catalytic components, architecture, and mechanisms of attachment to the bacterial cell and to cellulose, has been derived from the study of Clostridium thermocellum [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. (cazypedia.org)
  • Methods and Results: H 2 production from cellulose by six mesophilic clostridia was characterized in standardized batch experiments using MN301 cellulose, Avicel and cellobiose. (princeton.edu)
  • All species produced a significant amount of H 2 from cellobiose, with Clostridium acetobutylicum achieving the highest H 2 yield of 2.3 mol H 2 mol -1 hexose, but it did not degrade cellulose. (princeton.edu)
  • Clostridium cellulolyticum and Clostridium populeti catalysed the highest H 2 production from cellulose, with yields of 1.7 and 1.6 mol H 2 mol -1 hexose from MN301 and 1.6 and 1.4 mol H 2 mol -1 hexose from Avicel, respectively. (princeton.edu)
  • Cellulose integrating protein (cipA) from Clostridium thermocellum. (expasy.org)
  • Cellulose degradation by Clostridium thermocellum: from manure to molecular biology. (expasy.org)
  • Alternatively, processes using cellulolytic microorganisms (such as C. cellulolyticum, C. thermocellum, and C. phytofermentans) to carry out both the hydrolysis of lignocelluloses and sugar fermentation in a single step, termed 'Consolidated Bioprocessing Process (CBP)' [ 12 ] have been proposed, how-ever the development of these is still at an early stage, and again low conversion rates seem to be a major limitation that needs to be overcome. (banksolar.ru)
  • Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum is an anaerobic, motile, gram-positive bacterium. (wikipedia.org)
  • By allowing the maintenance and the integrity of the bacteria in the microbiota, spore formation could then explain the successful survival of C. cellulolyticum in cellulosic anaerobic habitats where low environmental pH conditions are often found. (birmingham.ac.uk)
  • In the assembly of the Clostridium cellulolyticum cellulosome, the multiple cohesin modules of the scaffolding protein CipC serve as receptors for cellulolytic enzymes which bear a dockerin module. (rcsb.org)
  • Aims: To characterize cellulolytic, hydrogen-producing clostridia on a comparable basis. (princeton.edu)
  • Conclusions: These cellulolytic, hydrogen-producing clostridia varied in H 2 production, with Cl. (princeton.edu)
  • Resolving a critical metabolic bottleneck in C. cellulolyticum has been performed using an over-expression genomic library to identify gene fragments that impart a growth advantage on cellulosic substrates. (aiche.org)
  • Sequencing of a Clostridium thermocellum gene (cipA) encoding the cellulosomal SL-protein reveals an unusual degree of internal homology. (expasy.org)
  • The nature of the overall surface and of the dimer interface of Cc-cohesin differ notably from those of the Ct-cohesin modules, being much less polar, and this may explain the species specificity observed in the cohesin/dockerin interaction of C. cellulolyticum and C. thermocellum. (rcsb.org)
  • Dorn-In S, Schwaiger K, Springer C, Barta L, Ulrich S, Gareis M. Development of a multiplex qPCR for the species identification of Clostridium estertheticum , C. frigoriphilum , C. bowmanii and C. tagluense -like from blown pack spoilage (BPS) meats and from wild boars. (dsmz.de)
  • Transcription and expression regulation of some individual cel genes (cel5A, cel5I, cel5D and cel44O) of Clostridium cellulolyticum were investigated. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • When C. cellulolyticum was grown in batch culture, the level of sporulation was dramatically higher in unregulated-pH fermentation compared to pH-controlled growth conditions at pH 7.2 since in the former it reached 45% within 5 days of cultivation. (birmingham.ac.uk)
  • Despite a rather low sequence identity of 32 %, this module has a fold close to those of the two Clostridium thermocellum cohesin (Ct-cohesin) modules whose 3D structures have been determined previously. (rcsb.org)
  • Calcium-binding affinity and calcium-enhanced activity of Clostridium thermocellum endoglucanase D. (expasy.org)
  • It then appeared that a low specific growth rate and a low environmental pH in the presence of an insoluble carbon substrate were the major factors inducing sporulation in C. cellulolyticum. (birmingham.ac.uk)
  • The X-ray structure of a type I C. cellulolyticum cohesin module (Cc-cohesin) has been solved using molecular replacement, and refined at 2.0 A resolution. (rcsb.org)
  • Centro Singular en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas. (fundacionareces.es)
  • We have produced a topology model of a C. cellulolyticum dockerin and of a Cc-cohesin/dockerin complex using homology modeling and available biochemical data. (rcsb.org)
  • A genomic library was generated from C. cellulolyticum DNA as well as DNA amplified from several environmental sampling sites. (aiche.org)
  • Clostridium thermocellum produces H 2 and ethanol, as well as CO 2 , acetate, formate, and lactate, directly from cellulosic biomass. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Clostridium thermocellum is an anaerobic thermophilic bacterium that exhibits high levels of cellulose solublization and produces ethanol as an end product of its metabolism. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We report here that Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405 enters non-growth states in response to specific growth conditions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Clostridium thermocellum is an anaerobic soil bacterium that is of particular interest due to its complexed cellulase system and its ability to rapidly solubilize cellulosic material and produce ethanol [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this project we will develop a consolidated bioprocessing system by introducing the plant cell wall degrading multienzyme complex from Clostridium cellulolyticum (cellulosome) into the butanol producing bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum. (ukri.org)
  • It is one of the best studied solventogenic clostridia. (up.ac.za)
  • Here, we comprehensively characterized a newly isolated solventogenic and xylanolytic Clostridium species, which could produce butanol at a high ratio with elimination of ethanol and conversion of acetone to more value-added product, isopropanol. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Butanol can be produced anaerobically by several solventogenic bacteria belonging to the genus of Clostridium . (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although solventogenic Clostridium species have been used for large-scale ABE fermentation, butanol production is still considered less economical than ethanol fermentation using yeasts. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Butanol producing bacteria are called 'solventogenic' and belong to a group called Clostridium. (ukri.org)
  • Non contiguous-finished genome sequence and description of Clostridium jeddahense sp. (nih.gov)
  • It is believed that present day Mollicutes (Eubacteria) have evolved regressively (i.e., by genome reduction) from gram-positive clostridia-like ancestors with a low GC content in DNA. (up.ac.za)
  • Analysis of the genome of R. cellulolyticum showed that putative cellulosomal α- l -ABFs are exclusively encoded by the xyl - doc gene cluster, a large 32-kb gene cluster. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum is an anaerobic, motile, gram-positive bacterium. (wikipedia.org)
  • Clostridium cellulolyticum is a mesophilic cellulolytic bacterium. (up.ac.za)
  • The X-ray crystal structure of the multidomain endoglucanase Cel9G from Clostridium cellulolyticum complexed with natural and synthetic cello-olligosaccharides. (expasy.org)
  • Like all clostridia, this organism forms terminal endospores, which confer a high degree of resistance to heat, desiccation and other environmental challenges. (biomedcentral.com)
  • α- l -ABFs encoded by the xyl - doc gene cluster of R. cellulolyticum can remove all the decorations present in the backbone of arabinoxylan and arabinan, act synergistically, and, thus, play a crucial role in the degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Es una especie mesófila celulolítica que se aísla de la HIERBA en descomposición. (bvsalud.org)
  • Spring S, Merkhoffer B, Weiss N, Kroppenstedt RM, Hippe H, Stackebrandt E. Characterization of novel psychrophilic clostridia from an Antarctic microbial mat: description of Clostridium frigoris sp. (dsmz.de)
  • Cellulose-degradation by C. cellulolyticum has been extensively studied. (up.ac.za)
  • The researchers also noted that Clostridium cellulolyticum has been genetically engineered to improve ethanol production, and this has led to additional more detailed research. (doe.gov)
  • While there were many possible microbial candidates, the research team ultimately chose Clostridium cellulolyticum , which was originally isolated from decayed grass. (doe.gov)
  • 2013. "Structure and regulation of the cellulose degradome in Clostridium cellulolyticum . (utk.edu)