Research Article
Thermostable and Alkalistable Xylanases Produced by the Thermophilic Bacterium Anoxybacillus flavithermus TWXYL3
Table 1
General characteristics of
A. flavithermus TWXYL3,
A. flavithermus DSM 2641,
Anoxybacillus ayderensis ABO4, and
Anoxybacillus kestanbolensis K4 [
33].
| | TWXYL3 | DSM 2641 | ABO4 | K4 |
| Morphology | Bacilli | Bacilli | Bacilli | Bacilli | Gram reaction | Gram positive | Gram positive | Gram positive | Gram positive | Optimal growth temperature (°C) | 65 | 60–65 | 50–55 | 50–55 | Temperature growth range (°C) | 35–75 | 30–72 | 30–70 | 40–70 | Optimal growth pH | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5–8.5 | 7.5–8.5 | pH growth range | 6.0–10.0 | 5.5–9.0 | 6.0–11.0 | 6.0–10.5 | Salt tolerance | 3% NaCl | 2.5% | 2.5% | 4.0% | Aerotolerance | Facultative | Facultative | Facultative | Facultative | Motility | + | + | + | + | Spore formation | + | + | + | + | Biofilm formation | + | ND | ND | ND | Hydrolysis of | | | | | birchwood xylan | + | ND | ND | ND | beechwood xylan | + | ND | ND | ND | oat Spelt xylan | + | ND | ND | ND | dairy waste | + | ND | ND | ND | Growth on | | ND | | | cellulose | + | ND | ND | ND | glucose | + | ND | + | + | L-arabinose | + | + | + | + | D-fructose | + | ND | + | + | D-xylose | + | − | + | + | D-galactose | + | ND | | | D-mannose | + | + | + | + | D-Lactose | + | − | − | − | starch | + | ND | + | + | sucrose | + | ND | + | + |
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