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Janet Westpheling

Researcher at University of Georgia

Publications -  81
Citations -  3911

Janet Westpheling is an academic researcher from University of Georgia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Caldicellulosiruptor bescii & Caldicellulosiruptor. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 79 publications receiving 3670 citations. Previous affiliations of Janet Westpheling include Harvard University & University of Pennsylvania.

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Extremely thermophilic microorganisms for biomass conversion: status and prospects.

Sara E. Blumer-Schuette, +8 more
- 01 Jun 2008 - 
TL;DR: Characterization of extremely thermophilic enzymes implicated in the deconstruction of lignocellulose can be identified in genome sequences, and many more promising biocatalysts probably remain annotated as 'hypothetical proteins'.
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Efficient Degradation of Lignocellulosic Plant Biomass, without Pretreatment, by the Thermophilic Anaerobe “Anaerocellum thermophilum” DSM 6725

Sung-Jae Yang, +11 more
- 15 Jul 2009 - 
TL;DR: It is shown that “Anaerocellum thermophilum” DSM 6725, an anaerobic bacterium that grows optimally at 75°C, efficiently utilizes various types of untreated plant biomass, as well as crystalline cellulose and xylan, to degrade lignocellulosic biomass.
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xylE functions as an efficient reporter gene in Streptomyces spp.: use for the study of galP1, a catabolite-controlled promoter.

C Ingram, +3 more
- 01 Dec 1989 - 
TL;DR: The properties of xylE as a reporter gene make it suitable not only for quantitatively monitoring expression of regulated promoters in Streptomyces spp.
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Direct conversion of plant biomass to ethanol by engineered Caldicellulosiruptor bescii

Daehwan Chung, +3 more
- 17 Jun 2014 - 
TL;DR: Direct conversion of biomass to ethanol represents a new paradigm for consolidated bioprocessing, offering the potential for carbon neutral, cost-effective, sustainable fuel production.
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Natural Competence in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Facilitates Genetic Manipulation: Construction of Markerless Deletions of Genes Encoding the Two Cytoplasmic Hydrogenases

Gina L. Lipscomb, +9 more
- 01 Apr 2011 - 
TL;DR: The pyrF gene deletion mutant was constructed in the genome, and the combined transformation and recombination frequencies of this strain allowed marker replacement by direct selection using linear DNA.