Thermophilic fungal cellulases are promising enzymes in protein engineering efforts aimed at optimizing industrial processes, such as biomass degradation and biofuel production. The cloning and expression in recent years of new cellulase genes from thermophilic fungi have led to a better understanding of cellulose degradation in these species. Moreover, crystal structures of thermophilic fungal...

Airborne contamination by thermophilic actinomycetes, micromycetes and Gram negative bacteria was determined on 34 dairy farms and related to fodder drying and storage methods. Eighteen farms had a barn drying system, eight with additional heating; the remaining 16 had traditional fodder storage methods. Three air samples were obtained for each farm with a six stage Andersen sampler. The thermo...

The cytoplasmic ribosomes of the thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus contain two types of 5 S RNA. The nucleotide sequence for approximately 80% of the molecules is (pp)pA-C-A-U-G-C-G-A-C-C-A-U-A-G-G-G-U-G-U-G-G-A-A-A-A-C-A-G-G-G-C-U-U-C-C-C-G-U-C-C-G-C-U-C-A-G-C-C-G-U-A-C-U-U-A-A-G-C-C-A-C-A-C-G-C-C-G-G-C-U-G-G-U-U-A-G-U-A-G-U-U-G-G-G-U-G-G-G-U-G-A-C-C-A-C-C-A-G-C-G-A-A-U-C-C-C-A-G-C-U...

The bacteriostatic activities of monoacyl sugar alcohols with different acyl chains and hydrophilic heads were examined against some thermophilic sporeformers. Monomyristoyl erythritol and xylitol efficaciously suppressed their spore development. The number and orientation of the hydroxyl groups also played important roles in this activity, and monomyristoyl xylitol exhibited the highest activi...