TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - BIOTECHNOLOGY - Preferred Composition: A composition for producing first and second fermentation end-products comprises (i) a carbonaceous biomass, (ii) a microorganism that hydrolyses and ferments pentose and hexose saccharides from the biomass, (iii) a first fermentation end-product, where the fermentation end-product is not ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, hydrogen, formic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, formate, lactate or acetate, and (iv) a second fermentation end-product. A composition for producing a fermentation end-product, comprises (i) a carbonaceous biomass, and (ii) a Clostridium sp. Q.D microorganism to produce the fermentation end-product. The microorganism is a bacterium. The microorganism is a species of Clostridia. The microorganism is C. phytofermentans or Clostridium sp. Q.D. The microorganism is non-recombinant or recombinant. The microorganism is genetically modified or mutagenized to enhance production of a fermentation end-product. The microorganism is genetically modified to express a protein, encoded by a heterologous polynucleotide. The microorganism is genetically modified to enhance expression of a protein by deregulation of an endogenous promoter or by expression of an additional copy of an endogenous polynucleotide encoding the protein. The non-genetically modified or mutagenized strain of the microorganism cannot produce the fermentation end-product. The first fermentation end-product is aspartic acid, aspartate, glutamic acid, glutamate, malic acid, or malate. The fermentation end-product is aspartic acid, aspartate, glutamic acid, glutamate, malic acid, or malate. The second fermentation end-product is not ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, hydrogen, formic acid, lactic acid acetic acid, formate, lactate or acetate. The second fermentation end-product is ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, hydrogen, formic acid, lactic acid acetic acid, formate, lactate or acetate and is present at a lower amount than the first fermentation product. The second fermentation end-product is ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, hydrogen, formic acid, lactic acid acetic acid, formate, lactate or acetate and is present at an amount less than 5-99% of the amount of the first fermentation product. The fermentation end-product is not ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, hydrogen, formic acid, lactic acid acetic acid, formate, lactate or acetate. The first fermentation end-product is a 1,4 diacid (succinic, fumaric or malic), 2,5 furan dicarboxylic acid, 3 hydroxy propionic acid, aspartic acid, aspartate, glucaric acid, glutamic acid, glutamate, malate, itaconic acid, levulinic acid, 3-hydroxybutyrolactone, glycerol, sorbitol, xylitol/arabinitol, butanediol, an isoprenoid, or a terpene. The fermentation end-product is a 1,4 diacid (succinic, fumaric or malic), 2,5 furan dicarboxylic acid, 3 hydroxy propionic acid, aspartic acid, aspartate, glucaric acid, glutamic acid, glutamate, malate, itaconic acid, levulinic acid, 3-hydroxybutyrolactone, glycerol, sorbitol, xylitollarabinitol, butanediol, an isoprenoid, or a terpene. The biomass comprises one or more of xylan, cellulose, hemicellulose, fructose, glucose, mannose, rhamnose, or xylose. The biomass is plant matter. The biomass comprises woody plant matter, non-woody plant matter, cellulosic material, lignocellulosic material, hemicellulosic material, carbohydrates, pectin, starch, inulin, fructans, glucans, corn, corn stover, sugar cane, grasses, switch grass, sorghum, bamboo, distillers grains, Distillers Dried Solubles (DDS), Distillers Dried Grains (DDG), Condensed Distillers Solubles (CDS), Distillers Wet Grains (DWG), Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), peels, citrus peels, bagasse, poplar, or algae. The biomass comprises a higher concentration of oligomeric carbohydrates relative to monomeric carbohydrates. The hydrolysis provides results in a greater concentration of cellobiose relative to monomeric carbohydrates. The monomeric carbohydrates comprise xylose and arabinose. The biomass is pre-treated with an acid, alkali or heat prior to contact with the microorganism. The composition further comprises a second species of microorganism, where the second species of microorganism is a yeast or bacterium, and where the second species of microorganism is Sacchoromyces cerevisiae or Aspergillus niger. Preferred Method: Producing a first and second fermentation end-product comprises (a) contacting a carbonaceous biomass with: a microorganism that hydrolyses and ferments pentose and hexose saccharides from the biomass to produce the first and second fermentation end-products, where the first fermentation end-product is not ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, hydrogen, formic acid, lactic acid acetic acid, formate, lactate or acetate; and (b) allowing sufficient time for the hydrolysis and fermentation to produce the first and second fermentation end-products. Producing a fermentation end-product comprises (a) contacting a carbonaceous biomass with: a Clostridium sp. Q.D, microorganism to produce the fermentation end-product; and (b) allowing sufficient time for the hydrolysis and fermentation to produce the fermentation end-product. The Clostridium sp. Q.D, microorganism is non-recombinant or recombinant. The Clostridium sp. Q.D, microorganism is genetically modified or mutagenized to enhance production of a fermentation end-product. The Clostridium sp. Q.D, microorganism comprises one or more heterologous or exogenous polynucleotides that enhance the yield of fermentation end-products. The contact is in a large-scale fermentation vessel, where the fermentation vessel is adapted to provide suitable conditions for fermentation of one or more carbohydrate into a fermentation end-product. Producing a fermentation end-product that is aspartic acid, aspartate, glutamic acid, glutamate, malic acid, or malate, comprises (a) contacting a carbonaceous biomass with a strain of C. phytofermentans; and (b) allowing sufficient time for hydrolysis and fermentation of the carbonaceous biomass by C. phytofermentans to produce a fermentation end-product that is the aspartic acid, aspartate, glutamic acid, glutamate, malic acid, or malate. Producing a fermentation end-product that is aspartic acid, aspartate, glutamic acid, glutamate, malic acid, or malate, comprises (a) contacting a carbonaceous biomass with Clostridium sp. Q.D; and (b) allowing sufficient time for hydrolysis and fermentation of the carbonaceous biomass by C. phytofermentans to produce a fermentation end-product that is the aspartic acid, aspartate, glutamic acid, glutamate, malic acid, or malate. Preferred System: A system for producing a fermentation end-product comprises a fermentation vessel comprising (i) a carbonaceous biomass, and (ii) a microorganism that hydrolyses and ferments pentose and hexose saccharides from the biomass, where the microorganism produces a first and second fermentation end-products, where the first fermentation end-product is not ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, hydrogen, formic acid, lactic acid acetic acid, formate, lactate or acetate, where the fermentation vessel is adapted to provide suitable conditions for fermentation of pentose and hexose saccharides into the first and second fermentation end-products. A system for producing a fermentation end-product comprises a fermentation vessel comprising (i) a carbonaceous biomass, and (ii) a Clostridium sp. Q.D, microorganism, where the fermentation vessel is adapted to provide suitable conditions for fermentation of pentose and hexose saccharides into the fermentation end-product. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.