A Highly Conserved ABC Transporter Mediates Cello-Oligosaccharide Uptake in the Extremely Thermophilic, Lignocellulolytic Bacterium Anaerocellum (f. Caldicellulosiruptor) bescii
Hansen Tjo, Virginia Jiang, Anherutowa Calvo, Jerelle A. Joseph, Jonathan M. Conway
This study identifies an ABC transporter in Anaerocellum bescii responsible for cello-oligosaccharide uptake, showing genetic deletion impairs growth on cellulose and cellobiose.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Dec 18, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology