Metagenomic Profiling Reveals Lignocellulose Degrading System in a Microbial Community Associated with a Wood-Feeding Beetle
Figure 8
Xylose utilization pathway present in the A. glabripennis gut community.
Xylose released from hemicellulose can be converted into D-xylulose-5-phosphate and eventually into acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde can be either converted into ethanol by alcohol dehydrogenase or into acetate by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. These reactions are likely catalyzed by lactic acid bacteria or yeasts associated with the A. glabripennis gut.