Mangroves are among the world's most productive ecosystems and a part of the “blue
carbon” sink. They act as a connection between the terrestrial and marine ecosystems …

Cellulose is an abundant natural biopolymer on earth, found as a major constituent of plant
cell wall in lignocellulosic form. Unlike other compounds cellulose is not easily soluble in …

Key message This review gives a comprehensive overview of adaptations of mangrove root
system to the adverse environmental conditions and summarizes the ecological importance …

In the biogeochemical cycle, sulfur oxidation plays a vital role and is typically referred to as
the elemental sulfur or reductive sulfide oxidation process. This study aimed to characterize …

Bioconversion of lignocellulose into renewable energy and commodity products faces a
major obstacle of inefficient saccharification due to its recalcitrant structure. In nature …

Mangrove plants, also known as halophytes, are ecologically important plants that grow in
various tropical and subtropical intertidal regions. Owing to the extreme abiotic and biotic …

This study reports the biodiversity of thermophilic cellulolytic bacterial strains that present in
the north Malaysian mangrove ecosystem. Soil samples were collected at the four most …

Recently, several endophytic fungi have been demonstrated to produce volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) with properties similar to fossil fuels, called “mycodiesel,” while growing …

Marine bacteria have been exceptional sources of halotolerant enzymes since decades. The
aim of the present study was to isolate bacteria producing hydrolytic enzymes from seven …

The wood‐feeding termite Coptotermes formosanus represents a unique and impressive
system for lignocellulose degradation. The highly efficient digestion of lignocellulose is …