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Bioprospecting metagenomes: glycosyl hydrolases for converting biomass

Overview of attention for article published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, May 2009
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Title
Bioprospecting metagenomes: glycosyl hydrolases for converting biomass
Published in
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, May 2009
DOI 10.1186/1754-6834-2-10
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Authors

Luen-Luen Li, Sean R McCorkle, Sebastien Monchy, Safiyh Taghavi, Daniel van der Lelie

Abstract

Throughout immeasurable time, microorganisms evolved and accumulated remarkable physiological and functional heterogeneity, and now constitute the major reserve for genetic diversity on earth. Using metagenomics, namely genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples, this biogenetic diversification can be accessed without the need to cultivate cells. Accordingly, microbial communities and their metagenomes, isolated from biotopes with high turnover rates of recalcitrant biomass, such as lignocellulosic plant cell walls, have become a major resource for bioprospecting; furthermore, this material is a major asset in the search for new biocatalytics (enzymes) for various industrial processes, including the production of biofuels from plant feedstocks. However, despite the contributions from metagenomics technologies consequent upon the discovery of novel enzymes, this relatively new enterprise requires major improvements. In this review, we compare function-based metagenome screening and sequence-based metagenome data mining, discussing the advantages and limitations of both methods. We also describe the unusual enzymes discovered via metagenomics approaches, and discuss the future prospects for metagenome technologies.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 10 3%
United States 5 1%
United Kingdom 3 <1%
Sweden 3 <1%
Indonesia 2 <1%
Malaysia 2 <1%
Germany 2 <1%
France 2 <1%
India 2 <1%
Other 15 4%
Unknown 345 88%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 102 26%
Researcher 74 19%
Student > Master 50 13%
Student > Bachelor 37 9%
Student > Postgraduate 24 6%
Other 74 19%
Unknown 30 8%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 206 53%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 63 16%
Environmental Science 27 7%
Chemistry 14 4%
Immunology and Microbiology 13 3%
Other 23 6%
Unknown 45 12%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 March 2020.
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#7,355,485
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#482
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#33,209
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#5
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