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  • To review progress in engineering model microorganisms for lignocellulose conversion.
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  • To evaluate surface enzyme densities and cellulolytic activities.

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  • Engineering the surfaces of Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  • Grafting minicellulosomes onto microbial cell surfaces.
  • Assessing cellulolytic activity and enzyme display efficiency.

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  • Minicellulosomes successfully displayed on Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  • Escherichia coli surface engineering for minicellulosome display is still under investigation.
  • Fungal and Gram-positive bacterial surfaces appear more suitable for complex enzyme display.

Conclusions:

  • The absence of an outer membrane facilitates minicellulosome display on B. subtilis and S. cerevisiae.
  • Surface engineering of microbes is a viable strategy for efficient lignocellulose degradation.
  • Further research could optimize minicellulosome display for industrial CBP applications.