**Author details**

Tomoyuki Kosaka1,2,3, Noppon Lertwattanasakul<sup>4</sup> , Nadchanok Rodrussamee5,6, Mochamad Nurcholis<sup>1</sup> , Ngo Thi Phuong Dung<sup>7</sup> , Chansom Keo-Oudone<sup>8</sup> , Masayuki Murata<sup>1</sup> , Peter Götz<sup>9</sup> , Constantinos Theodoropoulos10, Suprayogi<sup>11</sup>, Jaya Mahar Maligan<sup>11</sup>, Savitree Limtong<sup>4</sup> and Mamoru Yamada1,2,3\*

\*Address all correspondence to: m-yamada@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp

1 Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

2 Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

3 Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial Resources, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

4 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

5 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

6 Center of Excellence in Bioresources for Agriculture, Industry and Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

7 Biotechnology Research and Development Institute, Can Tho University, Vietnam

8 Faculty of Sciences, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR

9 Bioprocess Engineering, Beuth University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany

10 School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

11 Agricultural Product Technology Department, Agricultural Technology Faculty, Brawijaya University, Indonesia
