Table 2.

Bacteria and fungi degradation of lignin on different feedstocks.

Species	Feedstock Used	Lignin Degradation (%)	Time (Days)	Reference
Bacteria
Pseudomonas spp.	Kraft lignin	39	52	[23]
	Poplar wood	40–52	30	[24]
	Kraft lignin	20	40–60	[23]
Acinetobacter spp.	Poplar wood	47–57	30	[24,25]
Xanthomonas spp.	Poplar wood	39–48	30	[24,25]
Streptomyces badius	Indulin lignin	3–4	35	[26]
Streptomyces viridosporous	Indulin lignin	3–4	35	[26]
Streptomyces cyaneus	Barley straw	29–52	21	[27]
Thermomonospora mesophila	Barley straw	36–48	21	[24,27]
Fungi
Pleurotus ostreatus	Cotton stalks	40	30	[28]
	Beech wood	56.5	120	[28]
Phanerochaete chrysosporium	Cotton stalks	60	30	[28]
	Cotton stalks	28	14	[23]
Trametes versicolor spp.	Beech wood	57.4	120	[29]
	Bamboo culms	9–24	28	[30,31]
Irpex lacteus	Cornstalks	15	11.84	[32]
Echinodontium taxodii 2538	Bamboo culms	24	28	[30]
Phlebia sp. MG-60	Oak wood	40.6	56	[33]
Ceriporia lacerata	Red pine	13	56	[34]
Stereum hirsutum	Red pine	15	56	[31]
Ceriporiopsis subvermispora	Corn stover	39.2	42	[35,36]