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Ji J, Escobar M, Cui S, Zhang W, Bao C, Su X, Wang G, Zhang S, Chen H, Chen G. Isolation and Characterization of a Low-Temperature, Cellulose-Degrading Microbial Consortium from Northeastern China. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1059. [PMID: 38930441 PMCID: PMC11205951 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12061059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The lack of efficient ways to dispose of lignocellulosic agricultural residues is a serious environmental issue. Low temperatures greatly impact the ability of organisms to degrade these wastes and convert them into nutrients. Here, we report the isolation and genomic characterization of a microbial consortium capable of degrading corn straw at low temperatures. The microorganisms isolated showed fast cellulose-degrading capabilities, as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and the weight loss in corn straw. Bacteria in the consortium behaved as three diverse and functionally distinct populations, while fungi behaved as a single population in both diversity and functions overtime. The bacterial genus Pseudomonas and the fungal genus Thermoascus had prominent roles in the microbial consortium, showing significant lignocellulose waste-degrading functions. Bacteria and fungi present in the consortium contained high relative abundance of genes for membrane components, with amino acid breakdown and carbohydrate degradation being the most important metabolic pathways for bacteria, while fungi contained more genes involved in energy use, carbohydrate degradation, lipid and fatty acid decomposition, and biosynthesis.
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- Jiaoyang Ji
- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Jilin Province Hydraulic Research Institute, Changchun 130022, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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Lewin GR, Davis NM, McDonald BR, Book AJ, Chevrette MG, Suh S, Boll A, Currie CR. Long-Term Cellulose Enrichment Selects for Highly Cellulolytic Consortia and Competition for Public Goods. mSystems 2022; 7:e0151921. [PMID: 35258341 PMCID: PMC9040578 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01519-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The complexity of microbial communities hinders our understanding of how microbial diversity and microbe-microbe interactions impact community functions. Here, using six independent communities originating from the refuse dumps of leaf-cutter ants and enriched using the plant polymer cellulose as the sole source of carbon, we examine how changes in bacterial diversity and interactions impact plant biomass decomposition. Over up to 60 serial transfers (∼8 months) using Whatman cellulose filter paper, cellulolytic ability increased and then stabilized in four enrichment lines and was variable in two lines. Bacterial community characterization using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing showed community succession differed between the highly cellulolytic enrichment lines and those that had slower and more variable cellulose degradation rates. Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses revealed that Cellvibrio and/or Cellulomonas dominated each enrichment line and produced the majority of cellulase enzymes, while diverse taxa were retained within these communities over the duration of transfers. Interestingly, the less cellulolytic communities had a higher diversity of organisms competing for the cellulose breakdown product cellobiose, suggesting that cheating slowed cellulose degradation. In addition, we found competitive exclusion as an important factor shaping all of the communities, with a negative correlation of Cellvibrio and Cellulomonas abundance within individual enrichment lines and the expression of genes associated with the production of secondary metabolites, toxins, and other antagonistic compounds. Our results provide insights into how microbial diversity and competition affect the stability and function of cellulose-degrading communities. IMPORTANCE Microbial communities are a key driver of the carbon cycle through the breakdown of complex polysaccharides in diverse environments including soil, marine systems, and the mammalian gut. However, due to the complexity of these communities, the species-species interactions that impact community structure and ultimately shape the rate of decomposition are difficult to define. Here, we performed serial enrichment on cellulose using communities inoculated from leaf-cutter ant refuse dumps, a cellulose-rich environment. By concurrently tracking cellulolytic ability and community composition and through metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing, we analyzed the ecological dynamics of the enrichment lines. Our data suggest that antagonism is prevalent in these communities and that competition for soluble sugars may slow degradation and lead to community instability. Together, these results help reveal the relationships between competition and polysaccharide decomposition, with implications in diverse areas ranging from microbial community ecology to cellulosic biofuels production.
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- Gina R. Lewin
- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Cheng Y, Huang M, Shen X, Jiang C. Enhanced cornstalk decomposition by a psychrotrophic bacterial consortium comprising cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin degraders with biochar as a carrier for carbonneutrality. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126259. [PMID: 34775050 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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To explore an effective approach for accelerating cornstalk decomposition and return under low temperature, nine psychrotrophic cellulose-, hemicellulose-, and lignin-degrading bacterial strains were used with biochar as the carrier to prepare a novel psychrotrophic stalk-degrading bacterial consortium (PSBC). With PSBC, the maximum cornstalk degradation rate reached 59.3% after 50 d at 10-15 °C, which accelerated cornstalk decomposition, resulting in increases in organic matter, phosphorus, and potassium in the soil. Microbial community analysis demonstrated that PSBC enhanced microbial community diversity and altered specific selection. Genera Arthrobacter, Pseudomonas, and Pantoea in PSBC became dominant in the soil microbiota, which benefited cornstalk degradation. Therefore, this work provides a promising strategy to facilitate the degradation of cornstalks in cold regions, which has potential application value for carbon neutrality.
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- Yi Cheng
- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Jiangsu hengrui medicine Co., Ltd., Jiangsu 222002, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Resources and Environment, Yichun University, Yichun 336000, Jiangxi, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Resources and Environment, Yichun University, Yichun 336000, Jiangxi, PR China.
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Zhang X, Ma B, Liu J, Chen X, Li S, Su E, Gao L, Li H. β-Glucosidase genes differentially expressed during composting. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:174. [PMID: 33088344 PMCID: PMC7570026 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01813-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cellulose degradation by cellulase is brought about by complex communities of interacting microorganisms, which significantly contribute to the cycling of carbon on a global scale. β-Glucosidase (BGL) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the cellulose degradation process. Thus, analyzing the expression of genes involved in cellulose degradation and regulation of BGL gene expression during composting will improve the understanding of the cellulose degradation mechanism. Based on our previous research, we hypothesized that BGL-producing microbial communities differentially regulate the expression of glucose-tolerant BGL and non-glucose-tolerant BGL to adapt to the changes in cellulose degradation conditions. RESULTS To confirm this hypothesis, the structure and function of functional microbial communities involved in cellulose degradation were investigated by metatranscriptomics and a DNA library search of the GH1 family of BGLs involved in natural and inoculated composting. Under normal conditions, the group of non-glucose-tolerant BGL genes exhibited higher sensitivity to regulation than the glucose-tolerant BGL genes, which was suppressed during the composting process. Compared with the expression of endoglucanase and exoglucanase, the functional microbial communities exhibited a different transcriptional regulation of BGL genes during the cooling phase of natural composting. BGL-producing microbial communities upregulated the expression of glucose-tolerant BGL under carbon catabolite repression due to the increased glucose concentration, whereas the expression of non-glucose-tolerant BGL was suppressed. CONCLUSION Our results support the hypothesis that the functional microbial communities use multiple strategies of varying effectiveness to regulate the expression of BGL genes to facilitate adaptation to environmental changes.
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- Xinyue Zhang
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- School of Animal Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
- Northeastern Science Inspection Station, China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Pathogen Biology, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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Effect of Feedstock Concentration on Biogas Production by Inoculating Rumen Microorganisms in Biomass Solid Waste. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017; 184:1219-1231. [PMID: 28983796 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2615-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A methane production system with continuous stirred-tank reactor, rumen liquid as inoculate microorganisms, and paper mill excess sludge (PES) as feedstock was studied. The work mainly focused on revealing the effect of feedstock concentration on the biogas production, which was seldom reported previously for the current system. The optimal fermentation conditions were found as follows: pH = 7, T = 39 ± 1 °C, sludge retention time is 20 days, sludge with total solids (TS) are 1, 2, 3.5, 5, 10, and 13% in weight. Daily gas yields were measured, and biogas compositions were analyzed by gas chromatograph. Under such conditions, the optimum input TS was 10 wt%, and the biogas yield and volume gas productivity were 280.2 mL/g·TS and 1188.4 mL L-1·d-1, respectively. The proportions of CH4 and CO2 in the biogas were 65.1 and 34.2%. The CH4 yield reached 182.7 mL/g VS (volatile suspended solid), which was higher than previously reported values. The findings of this work have a significant effect on promoting the application of digesting PES by rumen microorganisms and further identified the technical parameter.
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Cui Y, Wang Q, Liu S, Sun R, Zhou Y, Li Y. Age-Related Variations in Intestinal Microflora of Free-Range and Caged Hens. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1310. [PMID: 28744281 PMCID: PMC5504432 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Free range feeding pattern puts the chicken in a mixture of growth materials and enteric bacteria excreted by nature, while it is typically unique condition materials and enteric bacteria in commercial caged hens production. Thus, the gastrointestinal microflora in two feeding patterns could be various. However, it remains poorly understood how feeding patterns affect development and composition of layer hens’ intestinal microflora. In this study, the effect of feeding patterns on the bacteria community in layer hens’ gut was investigated using free range and caged feeding form. Samples of whole small intestines and cecal digesta were collected from young hens (8-weeks) and mature laying hens (30-weeks). Based on analysis using polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequencing of bacterial 16S rDNA gene amplicons, the microflora of all intestinal contents were affected by both feeding patterns and age of hens. Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Fusobacteria were the main components. Additionally, uncultured environmental samples were found too. There were large differences between young hens and adult laying hens, the latter had more Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, and bacterial community is more abundant in 30-weeks laying hens of all six phyla than 8-weeks young hens of only two phyla. In addition, the differences were also observed between free range and caged hens. Free range hens had richer Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria. Most of strains found were detected more abundant in small intestines than in cecum. Also the selected Lactic acid bacteria from hens gut were applied in feed and they had beneficial effects on growth performance and jejunal villus growth of young broilers. This study suggested that feeding patterns have an importance effect on the microflora composition of hens, which may impact the host nutritional status and intestinal health.
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- Yizhe Cui
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural UniversityDaqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural UniversityDaqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural UniversityDaqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural UniversityDaqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural UniversityDaqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural UniversityDaqing, China
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Growth and expression of relevant metabolic genes of Clostridium thermocellum cultured on lignocellulosic residues. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 44:825-834. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-017-1915-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The plant cell wall is a source of fermentable sugars in second-generation bioethanol production. However, cellulosic biomass hydrolysis remains an obstacle to bioethanol production in an efficient and low-cost process. Clostridium thermocellum has been studied as a model organism able to produce enzymatic blends that efficiently degrade lignocellulosic biomass, and also as a fermentative microorganism in a consolidated process for the conversion of lignocellulose to bioethanol. In this study, a C. thermocellum strain (designated B8) isolated from goat rumen was characterized for its ability to grow on sugarcane straw and cotton waste, and to produce cellulosomes. We also evaluated C. thermocellum gene expression control in the presence of complex lignocellulosic biomasses. This isolate is capable of growing in the presence of microcrystalline cellulose, sugarcane straw and cotton waste as carbon sources, producing free enzymes and residual substrate-bound proteins (RSBP). The highest growth rate and cellulase/xylanase production were detected at pH 7.0 and 60 °C, after 48 h. Moreover, this strain showed different expression levels of transcripts encoding cellulosomal proteins and proteins with a role in fermentation and catabolic repression.
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Lü Y, Li N, Yuan X, Hua B, Wang J, Ishii M, Igarashi Y, Cui Z. Enhancing the cellulose-degrading activity of cellulolytic bacteria CTL-6 (Clostridium thermocellum) by co-culture with non-cellulolytic bacteria W2-10 (Geobacillus sp.). Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 171:1578-88. [PMID: 23975281 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0431-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The effect of a non-cellulolytic bacterium W2-10 (Geobacillus sp.) on the cellulose-degrading activity of a cellulolytic bacterium CTL-6 (Clostridium thermocellum) was determined using cellulose materials (paper and straw) in peptone cellulose solution (PCS) medium under aerobic conditions. The results indicated that in the co-culture, addition of W2-10 resulted in a balanced medium pH, and may provide the required anaerobic environment for CTL-6. Overall, addition of W2-10 was beneficial to CTL-6 growth in the adverse environment of the PCS medium. In co-culture with W2-10, the CTL-6 cellulose degradation efficiency of filter paper and alkaline-treated wheat straw significantly increased up to 72.45 and 37.79 %, respectively. The CMCase activity and biomass of CTL-6 also increased from 0.23 U ml(-1) and 45.1 μg ml(-1) (DNA content) up to 0.47 U ml(-1) and 112.2 μg ml(-1), respectively. In addition, co-culture resulted in accumulation of acetate and propionate up to 4.26 and 2.76 mg ml(-1). This was a respective increase of 2.58 and 4.45 times, in comparison to the monoculture with CTL-6.
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- Yucai Lü
- College of Chemistry and Life Science/Research Institute for New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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Liu B, Song J, Li Y, Niu J, Wang Z, Yang Q. Towards industrially feasible treatment of potato starch processing waste by mixed cultures. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 171:1001-10. [PMID: 23921431 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0401-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study aimed at reducing the pollution of the waste generated by the potato starch industry to the environment and transform the potato pulp and wastewater into single-cell protein (SCP) to be used as animal feed. The chemical oxygen demand of the wastewater was reduced from 26,700 to 9,100 mg/L by batch fermentation with mixed cultures in an aerated 10-L fermenter. The SCP products, with a crude protein content of 46.09 % (higher than soybean meal), were found palatable and safe for mice. During the treatment process, the microbial community was analyzed using the terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism for bacterial 16S rRNA genes. The results of the analysis suggested that Curacaobacter/Pseudoalteromonas and Paenibacillus/Bacillus were the main microorganisms in treating potato starch processing wastes. The 150-m(3)-scale fermentation demonstrated a potential for treatment in industrial applications. Fermentation of potato pulp and wastewater without adding an extra nitrogen source was a novel approach in treating the potato starch processing waste.
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- Bingnan Liu
- Laboratory of Microbiology, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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Lv W, Yu Z. Isolation and characterization of two thermophilic cellulolytic strains of Clostridium thermocellum
from a compost sample. J Appl Microbiol 2013; 114:1001-7. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.12112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- W. Lv
- Department of Animal Sciences; The Ohio State University; Columbus OH, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences; The Ohio State University; Columbus OH, USA
- Environmental Science Graduate Program; The Ohio State University; Columbus OH, USA
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