Microbial delignification and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to enhance biofuel production: an overview and future prospect

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Table 4 Bacteria degradation of lignin on different feedstock

Bacteria species	Availability	Gram stain	Feedstock used	Lignin degradation (%)	Culturing time (days)	Reference
Pseudomonas spp.	Water, plant seeds	Gram negative	Kraft lignin	39	52	Shi et al. 2008
Acinetobacter spp.	soil	Gram negative	Poplar wood	47–57	30	Odier et al. 1981; Dionisi et al. 2014
Pseudomonas spp.	Water, plant seeds	Gram negative	Poplar wood	40–52	30	Dionisi et al. 2014
Xanthomonas spp.	Plants	Gram negative	Poplar wood	39–48	30	Odier et al. 1981; Dionisi et al. 2014
Pseudomonas spp.	Water, plant seeds	Gram negative	Kraft lignin	20	40–60	Shi et al. 2008
Streptomyces badius	Soil	Gram positive	Indulin lignin	3–4	35	Giroux et al. 1988
Streptomyces viridosporous	Soil and decays	Gram positive	Indulin lignin	3–4	35	Giroux et al. 1988
Streptomyces cyaneus	Soil and decays	Gram positive	Barley straw	29–52	21	Zimmermann and Broda 1989
Thermomonospora mesophila	Decays	Gram positive	Barley straw	36–48	21	Zimmermann and Broda 1989; Dionisi et al. 2014