2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD) is one of the promising bulk chemicals due to its extensive industrial application. We need to exploit the innate potential of its microbial producers which also possess delignification and saccharification abilities to facilitate the use of renewable and cheaper agro-residues as raw materials for fermentation. Strains of Lactic acid bacteria, Paenibacillus and Clostridium were tested for production of 2,3-BD by high through put determination of a pathway intermediate acetoin by Vogues Proskauer test. The VP positive isolates were grown as shaken flask cultures and the concentration of the accumulated 2,3 BD was determined by Gas chromatography. | Evaluation of lactic acid bacteria Clostridium and Paenibacillus Isolates for 2 3-butanediol production and process development using agro-residues
