title: Recent discoveries and applications of Anoxybacillus.
abstract: The Bacillaceae family members are a good source of bacteria for bioprocessing and biotransformation involving whole cells or enzymes. In contrast to Bacillus and Geobacillus, Anoxybacillus is a relatively new genus that was proposed in the year 2000. Because these bacteria are alkali-tolerant thermophiles, they are suitable for many industrial applications. More than a decade after the first report of Anoxybacillus, knowledge accumulated from fundamental and applied studies suggests that this genus can serve as a good alternative in many applications related to starch and lignocellulosic biomasses, environmental waste treatment, enzyme technology, and possibly bioenergy production. This current review provides the first summary of past and recent discoveries regarding the isolation of Anoxybacillus, its medium requirements, its proteins that have been characterized and cloned, bioremediation applications, metabolic studies, and genomic analysis. Comparisons to some other members of Bacillaceae and possible future applications of Anoxybacillus are also discussed.
authors: Faculty of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. gohkianmau@utm.my
authors: Kian Mau
authors: KM
authors: Goh
authors: Ummirul Mukminin
authors: UM
authors: Kahar
authors: Yen Yen
authors: YY
authors: Chai
authors: Chun Shiong
authors: CS
authors: Chong
authors: Kian Piaw
authors: KP
authors: Chai
authors: Velayudhan
authors: V
authors: Ranjani
authors: Rosli
authors: R
authors: Illias
authors: Kok-Gan
authors: KG
authors: Chan
mesh_terms: D058677:Anoxybacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D007218:Industrial Microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny