Screening for ligninase-producing bacteria from South East Pahang peat swamp forest soil

• Main Authors: Mohamad Roslan, Muhamad Aidilfitri, Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira, Mohd Omar, Suhaila
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/49227/8/49227_Screening%20for%20ligninase-producing_complete.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49227/; http://www.mymicro.org/ICMSM%202015%20Brochure.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Research on lignin degradation capability is previously restricted exclusively to fungi’s enzymes. However, recent studies revealed ranges of soil bacteria that able to produce ligninolytic enzymes. In fact, bacterial enzyme has some advantages over fungal enzymes such as in aspects of thermostabi...