ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2019
Progress in Microbial Degradation of Feather Waste.
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- Seeking soil microbial degraders and enzymatic genes for efficient biomass recycling.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Development and Field Evaluation of a Microbially-Inoculated Feather-Straw-Lignite Compost Material for the Reclamation of Post-Mining Soils.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Integration of feather waste hydrolysis, enzyme production, and cultivation of Spirulina (Limnospira platensis) and its potential economic and environmental benefits.Bioprocess and biosystems engineering · 2026Article
- Keratinolytic proteases secreted by Bacillus subtilis obtained from feather-based submerged culture.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026Article
- Leveraging black soldier fly larvae for sustainable poultry waste management and high-value nanomaterial recovery: a path towards circular economy.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Streptomyces shaoguanensis sp. nov.: elucidating the mechanisms of efficient chicken feather degradation and its potential for biofertilizer development.Microbial cell factories · 2025Article
- Microbial Keratinolysis: Eco-Friendly Valorisation of Keratinous Waste into Functional Peptides.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Giving Broiler Feathers a Good Fate. Optimization of Chemical Hydrolysis for the Production of a Hydrolysate Rich in Free Amino Acids.ACS omega · 2025Article
- An update on thermostable keratinases for protein engineering against feather pollutants.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Review
- Comparative genomics of Fervidobacterium: a new phylogenomic landscape of these wide-spread thermophilic anaerobes.BMC genomics · 2024Article
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- Transcriptomics Reveals the Mechanism of Purpureocillium lilacinum GZAC18-2JMP in Degrading Keratin Material.Current microbiology · 2024Article
- Effects of Feather Hydrolysates Generated by Probiotic Bacillus licheniformis WHU on Gut Microbiota of Broiler and Common carp.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
- Biodegradation of Keratin Waste by Bacillus velezensis HFS_F2 through Optimized Keratinase Production Medium.Current microbiology · 2024Article
- A Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Unveils the Mechanisms of Response in Feather Degradation byMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- Bioconversion of feather waste into bioactive nutrients in water by Bacillus licheniformis WHU.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Structure prediction, docking studies and molecular cloning of novel Pichia kudriavzevii YK46 metalloprotease (MetPr) for improvement of feather waste biodegradation.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Biochemical and molecular characterization of novel keratinolytic protease fromFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Feathers are a major by-product of the poultry industry. They are mainly composed of keratins which have wide applications in different fields. Due to the increasing production of feathers from poultry industries, the untreated feathers could become pollutants because of their resistance to protease degradation. Feathers are rich in amino acids, which makes them a valuable source for fertilizer and animal feeds. Numerous bacteria and fungi exhibited capabilities to degrade chicken feathers by secreting enzymes such as keratinases, and accumulated evidence shows that feather-containing wastes can be converted into value-added products. This review summarizes recent progress in microbial degradation of feathers, structures of keratinases, feather application, and microorganisms that are able to secrete keratinase. In addition, the enzymes critical for keratin degradation and their mechanism of action are discussed. We also proposed the strategy that can be utilized for feather degradation. Based on the accumulated studies, microbial degradation of feathers has great potential to convert them into various products such as biofertilizer and animal feeds.
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