“…Bacteria have been isolated from soil, wastewater, lignocellulose, and black liquor. These bacteria are capable of utilizing pulp and paper mill lignocellulosic waste to provide a variety of benefits including decolorizing pulp and paper mill effluent, producing low-molecular-weight compounds, and producing lignocellulose-degrading enzymes (Anwar et al 2014;Chandra 2001;Chandra et al 2007Chandra et al , 2008Chandra and Singh 2012;Chen et al 2012;Ko et al 2007;Mathews et al 2014;Morii et al 1995;Raj et al 2007a, b;Singh et al 2009;Shi et al 2013a, b;Yadav et al 2014). The majority of the bacteria isolated from pulp paper mill effluent are γ-proteobacteria (Acinetobacter, Azotobacter, Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Halomonas, Klebsiella, Pantoea, Providencia, Pseudomonas, and S er r a t i a ) .…”