Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Direct delignification of untreated bark chips with mixed cultures of bacteria

  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Published:
European journal of applied microbiology and biotechnology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

Delignification of pine bark chips was observed after about 35 days when they were the sole carbon source in mixed liquid cultures of cellulolytic and lignin degrading strains of Bacillus and Cellulomonas. No delignification was observed in pure cultures. Free tannins liberated from the chips were also degraded in most of the cultures. The necessity of combining a cellulolytic and lignin-degrading bacterial strain to obtain delignification is discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Ander P, Eriksson KE (1977) Selective degradation of wood components by white-rot fungi. Physiol Plant 41:239–248

    Google Scholar 

  • Amer GI and Drew SW (1980) Microbiology of lignin degradation. Ann Rep Ferment Proc 4:67–104

    Google Scholar 

  • Bisaria VS, Ghose TK (1981) Biodegradation of cellulosic materials: substrates, microorganisms, enzymes and products. Enzyme Microbiol Technol 3:90–104

    Google Scholar 

  • Crawford DL, Crawford RL (1980) Microbial degradation of lignin. Enzyme Microbiol Technol 2:11–22

    Google Scholar 

  • Crawford RL, Robinson L, Chem A (1980) 14C-labeled lignins as substrates for the study of lignin biodegradation and transformations. In: Kirk TK, Higuchi T, Chang HM (eds) Lignin biodegradation: microbiology, chemistry and potential applications. vol I. CRC Press Inc, Boca Raton, pp. 61–76

    Google Scholar 

  • Deschamps AM, Lebeault JM (1980a) Recherche de bactéries cellulolytiques par la méthode à la cellulose-azure. Ann Microbiol 131 A:77–81

    Google Scholar 

  • Deschamps AM, Mahoudeau G, Lebeault JM (1980b) Fast degradation of kraft-lignin by bacteria. Eur J Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 9:45–51

    Google Scholar 

  • Deschamps AM, Mahoudeau G, Conti M, Lebeault JM (1980c) Bacteria degrading tannic acid and related compounds. J Ferment Technol 58:93–97

    Google Scholar 

  • Deschamps AM, Lebeault JM (1980d) A survey of xylan degradation by wood-decaying bacterial isolates. Eur J For Path 10:316–319

    Google Scholar 

  • Deschamps AM, Mahoudeau G, Leulliette L, Lebeault JM (1980e) Isolation and identification of bark decaying and utilizing bacteria of various origins. Rev Ecol Biol Sol 17:577–581

    Google Scholar 

  • Deschamps AM, Lebeault JM (1980f) Identification et caractéres biochimques des bactéries hemicellulolytiques d'.un compost de bois et d'écore. CR Acad Sci Paris 291 D:485–487

    Google Scholar 

  • Deschamps AM, Lebeault JM (1980g) Biochemical and nutritional characters of wood and bark decaying bacteria 2nd Int Symp Microbial Ecology, Warwick, U.K. Abstracts of communication p 106 (full paper in preparation)

  • Deschamps AM, Lebeault JM (1981) Bacterial degradation of tannins. In: Moo-Young M, Robinson CW (eds) Advances in Biotechnology vol 2. Pergamon Press, New York, pp 639–644

    Google Scholar 

  • Forney LJ, Reddy CA (1979) Bacterial degradation of kraft lignin. Dev Ind Microbiol 20:163–175

    Google Scholar 

  • Greaves H (1971) The bacterial factor in wood decay. Wood Sci Technol 5:6–16

    Google Scholar 

  • Hagerman AE, Butler LG (1978) Protein precipitation method for the quantitative determination of tannins, J Agr Food Chem 26:809–812

    Google Scholar 

  • Haider K, Trojanowski J, Sundman V (1978) Screening for lignin-degrading bacteria by means of 14C-labeled lignins. Arch Microbiol 119:103–106

    Google Scholar 

  • Johnson DB, Moore WE, Zank LC (1961) The spectrophotometric determination of lignin in small wood samples. Tappi 44:793–798

    Google Scholar 

  • Kawakami (1976) Bacterial degradation of lignin: degradation of MWL by Pseudomonas ovalis. Mokuzai Gakkaishi 22:252–257

    Google Scholar 

  • Marton J (1967) Determination of lignin in small pulp and paper samples using acetyl bromide method. Tappi 50:335–337

    Google Scholar 

  • Robinson LE, Crawford RL (1978) Degradation of 14C-labeled lignins by Bacillus megaterium. FEMS Microbiol Lett 4:301–302

    Google Scholar 

  • Schmidt O, Bauch J (1980) Lignin in woody tissues after chemical pretreatment and bacterial attack. Wood Sci Technol 14:229–239

    Google Scholar 

  • Setliff E, Eudy W (1980) Screening white-rot fungi for their capacity to delignify wood. In: Kirk TK, Higuchi T, Chang HM (eds) Lignin biodegradation: microbiology, chemistry and potential applications vol 1. CRC Press Inc, Boca Raton, Florida, pp 135–150

    Google Scholar 

  • Tabak HH, Chambers CW, Kabler PW (1959) Bacterial utilization of lignans: I. metabolism of α-conidendrin. J Bacteriol 78:469–475

    Google Scholar 

  • Van Zyl JD (1978) Notes on the spectrophotometric determination of lignin in wood samples. Wood Sci Technol 12:251–259

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division Procédés Biotechnologiques, Universite de Technologie, B.P. 233, F-60206, Compiegne, France

    A. M. Deschamps, J. P. Gillie & J. M. Lebeault

Authors
  1. A. M. Deschamps
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. J. P. Gillie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. J. M. Lebeault
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Deschamps, A.M., Gillie, J.P. & Lebeault, J.M. Direct delignification of untreated bark chips with mixed cultures of bacteria. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 13, 222–225 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00500102

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00500102

Keywords

Search

Navigation