title: Degradation of raw corn stover powder (RCSP) by an enriched microbial consortium and its community structure.
abstract: A microbial consortium with a high cellulolytic activity was enriched to degrade raw corn stover powder (RCSP). This consortium degraded more than 51% of non-sterilized RCSP or 81% of non-sterilized filter paper within 8 days at 40°C under facultative anoxic conditions. Cellulosome-like structures were observed in scanning electron micrographs (SEM) of RCSP degradation residue. The high cellulolytic activity was maintained during 40 subcultures in a medium containing cellulosic substrate. Small ribosomal gene sequence analyses showed the consortium contains uncultured and cultured bacteria with or without cellulolytic activities. Among these bacteria, some are anaerobic others aerobic. Analyses of the culture filtrate showed a typical anoxic polysaccharide fermentation during the culturing process. Reducing sugar concentration increased at early stage followed by various fermentation products that were consumed at the late stage.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, China. yujief@hit.edu.cn
authors.forename: Yujie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Yanling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Youpeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Dongmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Byung Hong
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D058645:Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis; D005374:Filtration; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism; D011208:Powders; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013242:Sterilization; D003313:Zea mays / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D011208:Powders; C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin