Xylose isomerase (XI) is a key enzyme in the conversion of d-xylose, which is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass, to d-xylulose. Genomic analysis of the bacterium Clostridium cellulovorans revealed the presence of XI-related genes. In this study, XI derived from C. cellulovorans was produced and displayed using the yeast cell-surface display system, and the xylose assimilation and fermentation properties of this XI-displaying yeast were examined. XI-displaying yeast grew well in medium containing xylose as the sole carbon source and directly produced ethanol from xylose under anaerobic conditions. (c) 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 29: 346351, 2013