Open AccessDegradation by Streptomyces viridosporus T7A of plant material grown under elevated CO 2 conditions
Author(s) -
Ball A.S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04586.x
Subject(s) - biodegradation , degradation (telecommunications) , plant growth , chemistry , streptomyces , digestion (alchemy) , food science , environmental chemistry , agronomy , bacteria , biology , chromatography , organic chemistry , telecommunications , genetics , computer science
The biodegradability of plant material derived from wheat grown under different concentrations of atmospheric CO 2 was investigated using the lignocarbohydrate solubilising actinomycete, Streptomyces viridosporus . Growth of S. viridosporus and solubilisation of lignocarbohydrate were highest when wheat grown at ambient CO 2 concentrations (350 ppm) was used as C‐source. Growth of S. viridosporus and solubilisation were reduced when the plant material was derived from wheat grown at 645 ppm CO 2 . The results suggest that modifications in plant structure occur when wheat is grown under conditions of elevated atmospheric CO 2 which make it more resistant to microbial digestion.