Direct lactic acid production from cellulose and cellulose hydrolyzate substrates by novel LAB.
Until this moment, there is no report about the direct lactic acid production from the cellulosic–biomass which represents the most abundant natural renewable carbon resource. Firstly, many strains having an efficient utilization of cellobiose for lactic acid production were obtained. Nowadays, we are screening for novel cellulose utilizing lactate producers and establishment of an efficient biotechnological system for the high production of lactic acid from such biomass.