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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2006, p. 3702-3709, Vol. 72, No. 5
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.5.3702-3709.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Isolation and Characterization of a New Clostridium sp. That Performs Effective Cellulosic Waste Digestion in a Thermophilic Methanogenic Bioreactor

Hatsumi Shiratori,1 Hironori Ikeno,1 Shohei Ayame,2 Naoaki Kataoka,2 Akiko Miya,2 Kuniaki Hosono,1 Teruhiko Beppu,1 and Kenji Ueda1*

Life Science Research Center, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa 252-8510, Japan,1 Ebara Research Co., Ltd., 4-2-1 Honfujisawa, Fujisawa 251-8502, Japan2

Received 26 November 2005/ Accepted 1 March 2006

A methanogenic bioreactor that utilized wastepaper was developed and operated at 55°C. Microbial community structure analysis showed the presence of a group of clostridia that specifically occurred during the period of high fermentation efficiency. To isolate the effective cellulose digester, the sludge that exhibited high fermentation efficiency was inoculated into a synthetic medium that contained cellulose powder as the sole carbon source and was successively cultivated. A comprehensive 16S rRNA gene sequencing study revealed that the enriched culture contained various clostridia that had diverse phylogenetic positions. The microorganisms were further enriched by successive cultivation with filter paper as the substrate, as well as the bait carrier. A resultant isolate, strain EBR45 (= Clostridium sp. strain NBRC101661), was a new member of the order Clostridiales phylogenetically and physiologically related to Clostridium thermocellum and Clostridium straminisolvens. Specific PCR-based monitoring demonstrated that strain EBR45 specifically occurred during the high fermentation efficiency period in the original methanogenic sludge. Strain EBR45 effectively digested office paper in its pure cultivation system with a synthetic medium.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Life Science Research Center, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa 252-8510, Japan. Phone: 81-466-84-3937. Fax: 81-466-84-3935. E-mail: ueda{at}brs.nihon-u.ac.jp.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2006, p. 3702-3709, Vol. 72, No. 5
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.5.3702-3709.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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