Project description:The genome sequences of three extremely thermophilic, lignocellulolytic Caldicellulosiruptor species were closed, improving previously reported multiple-contig assemblies. All 14 classified Caldicellulosiruptor spp. now have closed genomes. Genome closure will enhance bioinformatic analysis of the species, including identification of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and comparison against other Caldicellulosiruptor species and lignocellulolytic microorganisms.
Project description:The thermophilic filamentous fungi Myceliophthora thermophila (Sporotrichum thermophile) has an ability to decompose cellulolytic biomass. To identify the genes and proteins involved in this process, we explored the transcriptomes of M. thermophila grown at 45 °C on different agricultural straws (oat, triticale, canola, flax straws).