ProFuelDB : an open-access database of physiological properties of biofuel-producing anaerobic prokaryotes

Abstract

Anaerobic microorganisms are attractive for the synthesis of fuels and chemicals, but information on the physiology of culturable anaerobes is dispersed in scientific literature. Herewith we present the ProFuelDB, a web-based publicly available database prototype compiling information on the physiology of anaerobic prokaryotes with relevance for biofuels production. It is foreseen that this prototype will evolve into a broader database of physiological properties of anaerobic prokaryotes with biotechnological relevance.