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. 2014 Aug 26;2:66. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2014.00066

Table 1.

Natural and engineered C. thermocellum stains used for consolidated bioprocessing.

Strain Growth conditions Products Efficiency References
Substrate Medium Temp (°C) pH Ethanol (g/L) Acetate (g/L) Lactate (g/L) Propionate (g/L) CO2 (g/L) H2 (g/L) Carbon Recovery Yield Economic feasibility
27405 0.3 % wt/vol Milled Filter Paper EM 60 7.0 0.80 0.54 ND ND ND ND ND ND Low Lv and Yu, 2013
Microcrystalline Cellulose (1% wt/vol) BM7 60 6.0–7.5 1.09 1.49 2.43 0.25 ND ND ND ND Low Tachaapaikoon et al., 2012
15N Cellulose (5 g/L) MTC 58 6.8 1.34 1.17 ND ND ND ND ND 0.50 (g/g) Low Raman et al., 2009
14N Cellulose (5 g/L) 1.27 1.16 0.49 (g/g)
Cellobiose (5 g/L) 1.02 1.43 0.49 (g/g)
Z-Trim® (5 g/L) 0.54 0.81 0.45 (g/g)
Cellulose-Xylan (5 g/L) 0.62 0.71 0.44 (g/g)
Cellulose-Pectin (5 g/L) 0.49 0.69 0.39 (g/g)
Celluose-Pectin-Xylan (5 g/L) 0.54 0.60 0.38 (g/g)
Pretreated Switchgrass (5 g/L) 0.32 0.60 0.37 (g/g)
Pretreated Switchgrass (5 g/L) MTC 58 6.8 0.20 0.50 ND ND ND ND ND ND Low Wilson et al., 2013a
Pretreated Populus(5 g/L) 0.30 0.80 Low
Avicel (5 g/L) MTC 58 7.0 0.83 0.83 ND ND ND ND ND ND Low Raman et al., 2011
DSM 1313 Cellulose CM3 60 7.8 0.96 0.75 0.38 ND 1.20 0.04 0.88 ND Low Weimer and Zeikus, 1977
Avicel (19.5 g/L) MTC 55 7.0 1.32 2.74 2.49 ND ND ND 0.72 ND Low Argyros et al., 2011
Cellobiose (5 g/L) Rich media 55 7.0 0.68 1.10 0.25 ND ND ND ND ND Low Tripathi et al., 2010
Avicel (5 g/L) 0.70 1.10 0.05
CS7 0.3 % wt/vol Milled Filter Paper EM 60 7.0 0.79 0.32 ND ND ND ND ND ND Low Lv and Yu, 2013
CS8 0.3 % wt/vol Milled Filter Paper 0.83 0.43 ND ND ND ND ND ND Low Lv and Yu, 2013
S14 Microcrystalline Cellulose (1% wt/vol) BM7 60 6.5–7.0 1.90 3.72 0.74 1.23 ND ND ND ND Low Tachaapaikoon et al., 2012
YS Cellulose CM3 60 7.3 1.40 1.90 ND ND ND 0.10 ND ND Low Lamed et al., 1988
Cellobiose 1.20 1.80 0.10
LQRI 0.4% wt/vol Cellulose GS 60 7.0 0.71 0.96 0.31 ND 1.33 0.05 ≥0.80 ND Low Ng et al., 1981
0.4% wt/vol Glucose 0.75 0.89 0.22 1.21 0.04
0.4% wt/vol Cellobiose 0.72 0.74 0.21 1.52 0.06
Cellulose CM3 60 7.3 0.90 2.90 ND ND ND 0.20 ND ND Low Lamed et al., 1988
Cellobiose 0.90 3.00 0.20
JW20 1% (wt/vol) Cellulose Minimal Media 58–61 6.1–7.5 0.61 1.21 0.43 ND 2.38 0.14 0.87 ND Low Freier et al., 1988
BC1 Cellulose, glucose, sorbitol ND 67 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Low Koeck et al., 2013
M1570 Avicel (19.5 g/L) MTC 55 7.0 5.61 0.16 0.11 ND ND ND 0.61 ND Low Argyros et al., 2011

ND, Not defined in original publication.