Table 2.

Comparison of feathers degradation by aerobic, thermophilic bacteria.

	B. cytotoxicus LT-1	B. licheniformis Oll-15	B. thermoruber T1E [45]	B. licheniformis PWD-1 [41]	S. thermonitrificans MG104 [42]	M. ruber H328 [26]
Growth substrate	10 g·L intact chicken feathers	10 g·L intact chicken feathers	10 g·L intact goose feathers	10 g·L hammer-milled feathers	10 g·L intact chicken feathers	30 g·L intact chicken feathers
Incubation temperature	50 °C	50 °C	50 °C	50 °C	50 °C	55 °C
Incubation time	1 day	1 day	7 days	7–10 days	2–3 days	6 days