Lignin-degrading Bacteria

Authors:
Ghellai Lotfi

Volume 20, Issue 1;
Pages: 64-68;
ISSN: 2069-0053 (print) (former ISSN: 1453-1399), Agroprint;
ISSN (online): 2068-9551

Degradation of lignin by microorganisms was primarily hilighted in rot and brown-rot fungi, which are capable of producing certain extracellular lignolytic enzymes. Recently, studies on bacteria have also shown that these organisms likely possess a set of extracellular oxidative enzymes implicated in lignin degradation. Therefore, from a biotechnological point of view, lignolytic bacteria could have several novel applications regarding the valorisation and modification of the lignin biopolymers.