A METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOFUEL PRODUCING MICROBES

摘要

A method for detecting biofuel producing microbes in a colorimetric assay by providing a microbe, a feedstock, and an assay solution. The assay solution contains an alcohol oxidase, a peroxidase, and a peroxidase co-substrate. The microbe is cultured with the feedstock as part of a culture medium that produces a detectable amount of bioalcohol. The culture medium is contacted with the assay solution to produce a colorimetric reaction to screen for a biofuel producing microbe.