Multi-time series RNA-Seq analysis of Enterobacter lignolyticus SCF1during growth in lignin-amended medium

The production of lignocellulosic-derived biofuels is a highly promising source of alternative energy, but it has been constrained by the lack of a microbial platform capable to efficiently degrade this recalcitrant material and cope with by-products that can be toxic to cells. Species that naturally grow in environments where carbon is mainly available as lignin are promising for finding new ways of removing the lignin that protects cellulose for improved conversion of lignin to fuel precursors. Overall design: Genome-wide transcriptomic analysis of cultures of SCF-1 were sampled along three times during batch anaerobic batch growth in lignin amended medium versus control (unamended medium).