Cellulose and Xylan Fermentation by Novel Anaerobic Thermophilic Clostridia Isolated From Self-Heated Biocompost

摘要

A new species of an anaerobic thermophilic cellulolytic and xylano lytic bacterium is disclosed. One particular strain of this new species has been deposited with the ATCC under Deposit No. PTA-10114. It is also provided a method for isolating, culturing and utilizing this novel bacterium for the conversion of biomass to bioconversion products, such as ethanol.