Abstract
Recently, there has been an important development in the fermentative industry observed. Bacteria belong to genus Clostridium has been observed and used as diversified chemical producers. Genus Clostridium produces many types of chemicals naturally like acetic acid, acetone, butyric acid, butanol, ethanol, 1,3-propanediol, isopropanol, and 2,3- butanediol from the fermentation of cellulose, glucose, glycerol, etc. Hydrogen production is also significant from this microorganism. To enhance the production of fermentative products many metabolic engineering pathways have been developed with the use of genetic engineering. In this review, we will discuss some important products from the genus Clostridium along with metabolic engineering strategies.
