Production of Fine Chemicals by Thermophilic, Anaerobic Bacteria

Thermophilic anaerobic bacteria possess many desirable metabolisms to produce various fine chemicals. The demand for more and more sustainable production of various chemicals has risen in the past decades, and some of these are produced by strict anaerobic, thermophilic bacteria. The present investigation covers the main chemical pathways used to produce 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, branched-chain alcohols and the main microbes involved, namely Thermoanaerobacter, Thermoanaerobacterium, Caloramator, Caldanaerobacterium, and Clostridium.