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Hagaggi NSA, Rady EAE. The potential of Bacillus species isolated from Cinnamomum camphora for biofuel production. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:139. [PMID: 38750603 PMCID: PMC11097477 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02402-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Increasing concerns about climate change and global petroleum supply draw attention to the urgent need for the development of alternative methods to produce fuels. Consequently, the scientific community must devise novel ways to obtain fuels that are both sustainable and eco-friendly. Bacterial alkanes have numerous potential applications in the industry sector. One significant application is biofuel production, where bacterial alkanes can serve as a sustainable eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels. This study represents the first report on the production of alkanes by endophytic bacteria. RESULTS In this study, three Bacillus species, namely Bacillus atrophaeus Camph.1 (OR343176.1), Bacillus spizizenii Camph.2 (OR343177.1), and Bacillus aerophilus Camph.3 (OR343178.1), were isolated from the leaves of C. camphora. The isolates were then screened to determine their ability to produce alkanes in different culture media including nutrient broth (NB), Luria-Bertani (LB) broth, and tryptic soy broth (TSB). Depending on the bacterial isolate and the culture media used, different profiles of alkanes ranging from C8 to C31 were detected. CONCLUSIONS The endophytic B. atrophaeus Camph.1 (OR343176.1), B. spizizenii Camph.2 (OR343177.1), and B. aerophilus Camph.3 (OR343178.1), associated with C. camphora leaves, represent new eco-friendly approaches for biofuel production, aiming towards a sustainable future. Further research is needed to optimize the fermentation process and scale up alkane production by these bacterial isolates.
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- Noura Sh A Hagaggi
- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, 81528, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, 81528, Egypt
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Tamilselvan R, Immanuel Selwynraj A. Enhancing biogas generation from lignocellulosic biomass through biological pretreatment: Exploring the role of ruminant microbes and anaerobic fungi. Anaerobe 2024; 85:102815. [PMID: 38145708 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2023.102815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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Biogas production from Lignocellulosic Biomass (LB) via anaerobic digestion (AD) has gained attention for its potential in self-sustainability. However, the recalcitrance of LB cell walls pose a challenge to its degradability and biogas generation. Therefore, pretreatment of LB is necessary to enhance lignin removal and increase degradability. Among the different approaches, environmentally friendly biological pretreatment ispromising as it avoids the production of inhibitors. The ruminal microbial community, including anaerobic fungi, bacteria, and protozoa, has shown an ability to effectively degrade LB through biomechanical and microbial penetration of refractory cell structures. In this review, we provide an overview of ruminant microbes dominating LB's AD, their degradation mechanism, and the bioaugmentation of the rumen. We also explore the potential cultivation of anaerobic fungi from the rumen, their enzyme potential, and their role in AD. The rumen ecosystem, comprising both bacteria and fungi, plays a crucial role in enhancing AD. This comprehensive review delves into the intricacies of ruminant microorganisms' adhesion to plant cells, elucidates degradation mechanisms, and explores integrated pretreatment approaches for the effective utilization of LB, minimizing the impact of inhibitors. The discussion underscores the considerable potential of ruminant microbes in pretreating LB, paving the way for sustainable biogas production. Optimizing fungal colonization and ligninolytic enzyme production, such as manganese peroxidase and laccase, significantly enhances the efficiency of fungal pretreatment. Integrating anaerobic fungi through bioaugmentation during mainstream processing demonstrably increases methane production. This study opens promising avenues for further research and development of these microorganisms for bioenergy production.
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- R Tamilselvan
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632 014, India
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632 014, India.
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Mathimani T, Alshiekheid MA, Sabour A, Le T, Xia C. Appraising the phycoremediation potential of cyanobacterial strains Phormidium and Oscillatoria for nutrient removal from textile wastewater (TWW) and synchronized biodiesel production from TWW-tolerant biomass. Environ Res 2024; 241:117628. [PMID: 37956756 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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In this study, phycoremediation of textile wastewater (TWW) by freshwater cyanobacterial strains such as sp., Oscillatoria sp. F01 and Oscillatoria sp. F02 was evaluated, and lipids were simultaneously extracted from biomass for biodiesel production. Onset of the study, Phormidium sp. and Oscillatoria sp. F01 has better growth rates, increased biomass production, high chlorophyll content, and efficient nutrient utilization in TWW compared to Oscillatoria sp. F02. Phormidium sp. showed 1.41 g/L dry weight, followed by Oscillatoria sp. F01 with 1.39 g/L and Oscillatoria sp. F02 with 1.02 g/L biomass. Both strains demonstrated their capability to elevate the pH level while reducing TDS and eliminating/reducing several nutrients such as nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, sulphates, sulphides, chlorides, calcium, sodium, and magnesium. Further, the total lipids extracted from the TWW-grown Phormidium sp., Oscillatoria sp. F01 and Oscillatoria sp. F02 was estimated to be 8.20, 13.70 and 11.20 %, respectively, on day 21, which was higher than the lipid content obtained from control cultures. Further, biodiesel produced from the lipids of all strains showed higher levels of C12:0, C16:0, C16:1, C18:1, C18:2, and C18:3 among all the fatty acids. Therefore, they can potentially offer a valuable source of lipids and diverse fatty acids for high-quality biodiesel production. This integrated system not only offers a solution for TWW treatment but also provides a feedstock for renewable fuel production simultaneously.
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- Thangavel Mathimani
- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam; School of Engineering and Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box-2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box-2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam; School of Engineering and Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China
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Song X, Ju Y, Chen L, Zhang W. Construction of Xylose-Utilizing Cyanobacterial Chassis for Bioproduction Under Photomixotrophic Conditions. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2760:57-75. [PMID: 38468082 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3658-9_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Xylose is a major component of lignocellulose and the second most abundant sugar present in nature after glucose; it, therefore, has been considered to be a promising renewable resource for the production of biofuels and chemicals. However, no natural cyanobacterial strain is known capable of utilizing xylose. Here, we take the fast-growing cyanobacteria Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 as an example to develop the synthetic biology-based methodology of constructing a new xylose-utilizing cyanobacterial chassis with increased acetyl-CoA for bioproduction.
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- Xinyu Song
- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontier Science Center of Synthetic Biology, The Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontier Science Center of Synthetic Biology, The Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontier Science Center of Synthetic Biology, The Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering and Frontier Science Center of Synthetic Biology, The Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
- Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
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Sánchez-Quintero Á, Fernandes SCM, Beigbeder JB. Overview of microalgae and cyanobacteria-based biostimulants produced from wastewater and CO 2 streams towards sustainable agriculture: A review. Microbiol Res 2023; 277:127505. [PMID: 37832502 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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For a long time, marine macroalgae (seaweeds) have been used to produce commercial biostimulants in order to ensure both productivity and quality of agricultural crops under abiotic stress. With similar biological properties, microalgae have slowly attracted the scientific community and the biostimulant industry, in particular because of their ability to be cultivated on non-arable lands with high biomass productivity all year long. Moreover, the recent strategies of culturing these photosynthetic microorganisms using wastewater and CO2 opens the possibility to produce large quantity of biomass at moderate costs while integrating local and circular economy approaches. This paper aims to provide a state of the art review on the development of microalgae and cyanobacteria based biostimulants, focusing on the different cultivation, extraction and application techniques available in the literature. Emphasis will be placed on microalgae and cyanobacteria cultivation using liquid and gaseous effluents as well as emerging green-extraction approaches, taking in consideration the actual European regulatory framework.
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- Ángela Sánchez-Quintero
- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, IPREM, CNRS, 64 600 Anglet, France; MANTA-Marine Materials Research Group, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, 64 600 Anglet, France; APESA, Pôle valorisation, 3 chemin de Sers, 64121 Montardon, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, IPREM, CNRS, 64 600 Anglet, France; MANTA-Marine Materials Research Group, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, 64 600 Anglet, France.
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Maltsev Y, Kulikovskiy M, Maltseva S. Nitrogen and phosphorus stress as a tool to induce lipid production in microalgae. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:239. [PMID: 37981666 PMCID: PMC10658923 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02244-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023] Open
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Microalgae, capable of accumulating large amounts of lipids, are of great value for biodiesel production. The high cost of such production stimulates the search for cultivation conditions that ensure their highest productivity. Reducing the content of nitrogen and phosphorus in the culture medium is widely used to change the content and productivity of lipids in microalgae. Achieving the right balance between maximum growth and maximum lipid content and productivity is the primary goal of many experimental works to ensure cost-effective biodiesel production from microalgae. The content of nitrogen and phosphorus in nutrient media for algal cultivation after converted to nitrogen (-N) and phosphorus (-P) lies in an extensive range: from 0.007 g L- 1 to 0.417 g L- 1 and from 0.0003 g L- 1 to 0.227 g L- 1 and N:P ratio from 0.12:1 to 823.33:1. When studying nutritional stress in microalgae, no single approach is used to determine the experimental concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus. This precludes the possibility of correct interpretation of the data and may lead to erroneous conclusions. This work results from the systematisation of information on using nitrogen and phosphorus restriction to increase the lipid productivity of microalgae of different taxonomic and ecological groups to identify future research directions. The results of 301 experiments were included in the analysis using the principal components method. The investigation considered various divisions and classes: Cyanobacteria, Rhodophyta, Dinophyta, Haptophyta, Cryptophyta, Heterokontophyta/Ochrophyta (Bacillariophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Xanthophyceae), Chlorophyta, and also the ratio N:P, the time of the experiment, the light intensity during cultivation. Based on the concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus existing in various nutrient media, a general scheme for designating the supply of nutrient media for nitrogen (as NO3- or NH4+, N g L- 1) and phosphorus (as РO4-, P g L- 1) has been proposed: replete -N (˃0.4 g L- 1), moderate -N (0.4-0.2), moderate N-limitation (0.19-0.1), strong N-limitation (˂0.1), without nitrogen (0), replete -Р (˃0.2), moderate -P (0.2-0.02), moderate P-limitation (0.019-0.01), strong P-limitation (˂0.01), without phosphorus (0).
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- Yevhen Maltsev
- К.А. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology RAS, IPP RAS, Moscow, 127276, Russia.
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- К.А. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology RAS, IPP RAS, Moscow, 127276, Russia
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- К.А. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology RAS, IPP RAS, Moscow, 127276, Russia
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Pourcher AM, Druilhe C, Le Maréchal C, Repérant E, Boscher E, Ziebal C, Martin L, Lebreton M, Rouxel S, Houdayer C, Le Roux S, Derongs L, Poëzévara T, Sarrazin M, Nagard B, Heurtevent L, Denis M. Quantification of indicator and pathogenic bacteria in manures and digestates from three agricultural biogas plants over a one-year period. Waste Manag 2023; 169:91-100. [PMID: 37418788 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Interest in the conversion of manure in biogas via anaerobic digestion (AD) is growing, but questions remain about the biosafety of digestates. For a period of one year, we monitored the impact of three mesophilic agricultural biogas plants (BPs) mainly fed with pig manure (BP1, BP3) or bovine manure (BP2) on the physicochemical parameters, the composition of the microbial community and the concentration of bacteria (E. coli, enterococci, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum and Clostridioides difficile). The BP2 digestate differed from those of the two other BPs with a higher nitrogen content, more total solids and greater abundance of Clostridia MBA03 and Disgonomonadacea. Persistence during digestion ranked from least to most, was: Campylobacter (1.6 to >2.9 log10 reduction, according to the BP) < E. coli (1.8 to 2.2 log10) < Salmonella (1.1 to 1.4 log10) < enterococci (0.2 to 1.2 log10) and C. perfringens (0.2 to 1 log10) < L. monocytogenes (-1.2 to 1.6 log10) < C. difficile and C. botulinum (≤0.5 log10). No statistical link was found between the reduction in the concentration of the targeted bacteria and the physicochemical and operational parameters likely to have an effect (NH3, volatile fatty acids and total solids contents, hydraulic retention time, presence of co-substrates), underlining the fact that the fate of the bacteria during mesophilic digestion depends on many interacting factors. The reduction in concentrations varied significantly over the sampling period, underlining the need for longitudinal studies to estimate the impact of AD on pathogenic microorganisms.
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- INRAE, UR OPAALE, 17 Avenue de Cucillé, CS64427, Rennes F-35044, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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- INRAE, UR OPAALE, 17 Avenue de Cucillé, CS64427, Rennes F-35044, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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- INRAE, UR OPAALE, 17 Avenue de Cucillé, CS64427, Rennes F-35044, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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- INRAE, UR OPAALE, 17 Avenue de Cucillé, CS64427, Rennes F-35044, France
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- INRAE, UR OPAALE, 17 Avenue de Cucillé, CS64427, Rennes F-35044, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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- INRAE, UR OPAALE, 17 Avenue de Cucillé, CS64427, Rennes F-35044, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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- ANSES, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, UHQPAP, 31 Rue des Fusillés, BP53, F-22440, France
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Elhussieny NI, El-Refai HA, Mohamed SS, Shetaia YM, Amin HA, Klöck G. Rhizopus stolonifer biomass catalytic transesterification capability: optimization of cultivation conditions. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:154. [PMID: 37580714 PMCID: PMC10424374 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02141-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Using fungal biomass for biocatalysis is a potential solution for the expensive cost of the use o enzymes. Production of fungal biomass with effective activity requires optimizing the cultivation conditions. RESULTS Rhizopus stolonifer biomass was optimized for transesterification and hydrolysis of waste frying oil (WFO). Growth and biomass lipolytic activities of R. stolonifer improved under shaking conditions compared to static conditions, and 200 rpm was optimum. As biomass lipase and transesterification activities inducer, olive oil was superior to soybean, rapeseed, and waste frying oils. Biomass produced in culture media containing fishmeal as an N-source feedstock had higher lipolytic capabilities than corn-steep liquor and urea. Plackett Burman screening of 9 factors showed that pH (5-9), fishmeal (0.25-1.7%, w/v), and KH2PO4 (0.1-0.9%, w/v) were significant factors with the highest main effect estimates 11.46, 10.42, 14.90, respectively. These factors were selected for response surface methodology (RSM) optimization using central composite design (CCD). CCD models for growth, biomass lipase activity, and transesterification capability were significant. The optimum conditions for growth and lipid modification catalytic activities were pH 7.4, fishmeal (2.62%, w/v), and KH2PO4 (2.99%, w/v). CONCLUSION Optimized culture conditions improved the whole cell transesterification capability of Rhizopus stolonifer biomass in terms of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) concentration by 67.65% to a final FAME concentration of 85.5%, w/w.
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- Nadeem I Elhussieny
- Department of Life Science and Chemistry, Constructor University, Campus Ring 1, 28759, Bremen, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
- Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences, 28199, Bremen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences, 28199, Bremen, Germany
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Serna-García R, Tsapekos P, Treu L, Bouzas A, Seco A, Campanaro S, Angelidaki I. Unraveling prevalence of homoacetogenesis and methanogenesis pathways due to inhibitors addition. Bioresour Technol 2023; 376:128922. [PMID: 36940878 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Three inhibitors targeting different microorganisms, both from Archaea and Bacteria domains, were evaluated for their effect on CO2 biomethanation: sodium ionophore III (ETH2120), carbon monoxide (CO), and sodium 2-bromoethanesulfonate (BES). This study examines how these compounds affect the anaerobic digestion microbiome in a biogas upgrading process. While archaea were observed in all experiments, methane was produced only when adding ETH2120 or CO, not when adding BES, suggesting archaea were in an inactivated state. Methane was produced mainly via methylotrophic methanogenesis from methylamines. Acetate was produced at all conditions, but a slight reduction on acetate production (along with an enhancement on CH4 production) was observed when applying 20 kPa of CO. Effects on CO2 biomethanation were difficult to observe since the inoculum used was from a real biogas upgrading reactor, being this a complex environmental sample. Nevertheless, it must be mentioned that all compounds had effects on the microbial community composition.
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- Rebecca Serna-García
- CALAGUA - Unidad Mixta UV-UPV, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat de València, Avinguda de la Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Søltofts Plads 228A, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via U. Bassi 58/b, Padova 35121, Italy
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- CALAGUA - Unidad Mixta UV-UPV, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat de València, Avinguda de la Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- CALAGUA - Unidad Mixta UV-UPV, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat de València, Avinguda de la Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via U. Bassi 58/b, Padova 35121, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Søltofts Plads 228A, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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Satpati GG, Dikshit PK, Mal N, Pal R, Sherpa KC, Rajak RC, Rather SU, Raghunathan S, Davoodbasha M. A state of the art review on the co-cultivation of microalgae-fungi in wastewater for biofuel production. Sci Total Environ 2023; 870:161828. [PMID: 36707000 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The microalgae have a great potential as the fourth generation biofuel feedstock to deal with energy crisis, but the cost of production and biomass harvest are the major hurdles in terms of large scale production and applications. Using filamentous fungi to culture targeted alga for biomass accumulation and eventually harvesting is a sustainable way to mitigate environmental impacts. Microalgal co-culture method could be an alternative to overcome limitations and increase biomass yield and lipid accumulation. It was found to be the high feasibility for the production of biofuels from fungi and microalgae using wastewater. This article aimed to state the synergistic approaches, their culture protocols, harvesting procedure and their potential biotechnological applications. Additionally, algal-fungal consortia could digest cellulosic biomass, potentially reducing operating costs as part of industrial need. As a result of co-cultivation, biofuel production could be economically feasible owing to its excellent ability to treat wastewater and be eco-friendly. The implications of the innovative co-cultivation technology have demonstrated the potential for further development based on the policies that have been supported and implemented.
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- Gour Gopal Satpati
- Department of Botany, Bangabasi Evening College, University of Calcutta, 19, Rajkumar Chakraborty Sarani, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Phycology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
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- Phycology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
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- Microbial Process and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Department of Botany, Marwari College, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box, 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600048, India
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- School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600048, India.
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Liu J, Qin H, Meng X, Fan X, Zhu N, Sun S, Zhao Y, Jiang Z. Nutrient removal from biogas slurry and biogas upgrading by microalgae-fungi-bacteria co-cultivation under different carbon nanotubes concentration. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:36023-36032. [PMID: 36542281 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24822-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In this study, Chlorella vulgaris, Ganoderma lucidum, and endophytic bacteria were co-cultivated with the stimulation of strigolactone analogs GR24 to prepare pellets. During the purification of biogas slurry and biogas, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were introduced to enhance the removal efficiencies of nutrients and CO2. The results showed that both GR24 and MWCNTs affected the purification of biogas slurry and biogas. The maximum chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and CO2 removal efficiencies of the Chlorella vulgaris-Ganoderma lucidum-endophytic bacterial symbionts were 82.57 ± 7.96% (P < 0.05), 82.14 ± 7.87% (P < 0.05), 84.27 ± 7.96% (P < 0.05), and 63.93 ± 6.22% (P < 0.05), respectively, with the induction of 10-9 M GR24 and 1 mg L-1 MWCNTs. Moreover, the growth and photosynthetic performance of the symbionts were consistent with the removal effects. The Chlorella vulgaris-Ganoderma lucidum-endophytic bacterial symbionts obtained high growth rates and enzyme activity with the maximum growth rate of 0.365 ± 0.03 d-1, mean daily productivity of 0.182 ± 0.016 g L-1 d-1, and carbonic anhydrase activity of 31.07 ± 2.75 units, respectively. These results indicated that an appropriate concentration of GR24 and MWCNTs could promote the growth of symbionts, reinforce the purification effects of biogas slurry and biogas, and provide a new idea for the simultaneous purification of wastewater and biogas.
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- Jinsong Liu
- College of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing, 314001, People's Republic of China
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- The 11th Geological Section of Zhejiang Province, 325006, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Jiaxing-Tongji Environmental Research Institute, 1994 Linggongtang Road, Jiaxing, 314051, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resource and Environment, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Jiaxing-Tongji Environmental Research Institute, 1994 Linggongtang Road, Jiaxing, 314051, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing, 314001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing, 314001, People's Republic of China
- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, People's Republic of China
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Wei J, Wang Z, Zhao C, Sun S, Xu J, Zhao Y. Effect of GR24 concentrations on tetracycline and nutrient removal from biogas slurry by different microalgae-based technologies. Bioresour Technol 2023; 369:128400. [PMID: 36442601 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A biogas slurry composed of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and antibiotics was generated. Investigations into the nutrient and tetracycline removal performance of four microalgae-based contaminant removal technologies, including Chlorella vulgaris, C. vulgaris co-cultured with endophytic bacteria, C. vulgaris co-cultured with Ganoderma lucidum, and C. vulgaris co-cultured with G. lucidum and endophytic bacteria, were conducted. The algal-bacterial-fungal consortium with 10-9 M strigolactone (GR24) yielded the maximum growth rate and average daily yield for algae at 0.325 ± 0.03 d-1 and 0.192 ± 0.02 g L-1 d-1, respectively. The highest nutrient/ tetracycline removal efficiencies were 83.28 ± 7.95 % for chemical oxygen demand (COD), 82.62 ± 7.97 % for total nitrogen (TN), 85.15 ± 8.26 % for total phosphorus (TP) and 83.92 ± 7.65 % for tetracycline. Adding an algal-bacterial-fungal consortium with an optimal synthetic analog GR24 concentration is seemingly an encouraging strategy for enhancing pollutant removal by algae, possibly overcoming the challenges of eutrophication and antibiotic pollution.
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- Jing Wei
- College of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China
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- Suzhou Institute of Trade & Commerce, Suzhou 215000, PR China
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- School of Ecological Technology & Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201400, PR China
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- College of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, PR China.
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Wang H, Wu B, Jiang N, Liu J, Zhao Y, Xu J, Wang H. The effects of influent chemical oxygen demand and strigolactone analog concentration on integral biogas upgrading and pollutants removal from piggery wastewater by different microalgae-based technologies. Bioresour Technol 2023; 370:128483. [PMID: 36513303 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Microalgae-based technologies are promising strategies for efficient wastewater treatment and biogas upgrading. In this study, three types of microalga-fungi/bacteria symbiotic systems stimulated with the strigolactone analog (GR24) were used to simultaneously remove nutrients from treated piggery wastewater and CO2 from biogas. The effects of initial concentrations of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and GR24 on nutrient removal and biogas upgrading were investigated. When the initial COD concentration was 1200 mg/L, the Chlorella vulgaris-Ganoderma lucidum-endophytic bacteria co-cultivation systems achieved the best photosynthetic performance and microalgae growth. Moreover, under the appropriate COD concentration (1200 mg/L), the highest nutrient/CO2 removal efficiencies were obtained. In addition, 10-9 M GR24 significantly accelerated nutrient/CO2 removal efficiencies. These findings provide a theoretical basis for scale-up experiments using microalgae-based technologies.
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- Heyuan Wang
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130000, China
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- Changchun Customs Technology Center, Changchun 130062, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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Nesse AS, Aanrud SG, Lyche JL, Sogn T, Kallenborn R. Confirming the presence of selected antibiotics and steroids in Norwegian biogas digestate. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:86595-86605. [PMID: 35796924 PMCID: PMC9261245 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21479-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Farms utilizing sewage sludge and manure in their agronomic plant production are recognized as potential hotspots for environmental release of antibiotics and the resulting promotion of antibiotic resistance. As part of the circular economy, the use of biogas digestates for soil fertilizing is steadily increasing, but their potential contribution to the spreading of pharmaceutical residues is largely unknown. Digestates can be produced from a variety of biowaste resources, including sewage sludge, manure, food waste, and fish ensilage. We developed a method for the detection of 17 antibiotics and 2 steroid hormones and applied the method to detect pharmaceutical residues in digestates from most municipal biogas plants in Norway, covering a variety of feedstocks. The detection frequency and measured levels were overall low for most compounds, except a few incidents which cause concern. Specifically, relatively high levels of amoxicillin, penicillin G, ciprofloxacin, and prednisolone were detected in different digestates. Further, ipronidazole was detected in four digestates, although no commercial pharmaceutical products containing ipronidazole are currently registered in Norway. A simplified risk assessment showed a high risk for soil microorganisms and indicates the tendency for antibiotic-resistant bacteria for penicillin G and amoxicillin. For prednisolone and ipronidazole; however, no toxicity data is available for reliable risk assessments.
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- Astrid Solvåg Nesse
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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Sohail M, Khan A, Badshah M, Degen A, Yang G, Liu H, Zhou J, Long R. Yak rumen fluid inoculum increases biogas production from sheep manure substrate. Bioresour Technol 2022; 362:127801. [PMID: 35995345 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hydrolytic bacteria are essential for the degradation of lignocellulose to produce biogas and organic fertilizers. In this study, sheep manure was used as substrate, and sheep manure slurry, yak rumen fluid and slurry from a biogas reactor (SBR) were used as inocula in single-stage anaerobic digestion. The SBR and rumen fluid inocula increased biogas production by 23% and 43%, respectively, when compared to solely sheep manure in the single-stage anaerobic digestion. The two-stage anaerobic digestion, with yak rumen fluid as inoculum in the hydrolytic reactor, increased the biogas production by 59, 86, and 58% compared with the control. Microbial analysis of the effluent revealed that yak rumen fluid contained hydrolytic bacteria such as Proteiniphilum, Jeotgalibaca, Fermentimonas, and Atopostipes to enhance the degradation of sheep manure and increase biogas production. It was concluded that yak rumen fluid, rich in hydrolytic bacteria, increases the degradability of sheep manure and improves production of volatile fatt acids and biogas.
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- Muhammad Sohail
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystem, International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Sustainable Bioenergy and Biorefinery Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Sustainable Bioenergy and Biorefinery Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Desert Animal Adaptations and Husbandry, Wyler Department of Dryland Agriculture, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 8410500, Israel
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystem, International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystem, International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystem, International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Sun H, Schnürer A, Müller B, Mößnang B, Lebuhn M, Makarewicz O. Uncovering antimicrobial resistance in three agricultural biogas plants using plant-based substrates. Sci Total Environ 2022; 829:154556. [PMID: 35306061 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is becoming an increasing global concern and the anaerobic digestion (AD) process represents a potential transmission route when digestates are used as fertilizing agents. AMR contaminants, e.g. antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been found in different substrates and AD systems, but not yet been investigated in plant-based substrates. AMR transfer from soils to vegetable microbiomes has been observed, and thus crop material potentially represents a so far neglected AMR load in agricultural AD processes, contributing to AMR spread. In order to test this hypothesis, this study examined the AMR situation throughout the process of three biogas plants using plant-based substrates only, or a mixture of plant-based and manure substrates. The evaluation included a combination of culture-independent and -dependent methods, i.e., identification of ARGs, plasmids, and pathogenic bacteria by DNA arrays, and phylogenetic classification of bacterial isolates and their phenotypic resistance pattern. To our knowledge, this is the first study on AMR in plant-based substrates and the corresponding biogas plant. The results showed that the bacterial community isolated from the investigated substrates and the AD processing facilities were mainly Gram-positive Bacillus spp. Apart from Pantoea agglomerans, no other Gram-negative species were found, either by bacteria culturing or by DNA typing array. In contrast, the presence of ARGs and plasmids clearly indicated the existence of Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, in both substrate and AD process. Compared with substrates, digestates had lower levels of ARGs, plasmids, and culturable ARB. Thus, digestate could pose a lower risk of spreading AMR than substrates per se. In conclusion, plant-based substrates are associated with AMR, including culturable Gram-positive ARB and Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria-associated ARGs and plasmids. Thus, the AMR load from plant-based substrates should be taken into consideration in agricultural biogas processing.
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- He Sun
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, BioCenter, Box 7025, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, BioCenter, Box 7025, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, BioCenter, Box 7025, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Central Department for Quality Assurance and Analytics, Lange Point 6, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Central Department for Quality Assurance and Analytics, Lange Point 6, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany
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Laguillaumie L, Rafrafi Y, Moya-Leclair E, Delagnes D, Dubos S, Spérandio M, Paul E, Dumas C. Stability of ex situ biological methanation of H 2/CO 2 with a mixed microbial culture in a pilot scale bubble column reactor. Bioresour Technol 2022; 354:127180. [PMID: 35439560 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Biological methanation is a promising technology for gas and carbon valorisation. Therefore, process stability is required to allow its scale up and development. A pilot scale bubble column reactor was used for ex situ biological methanation with Mixed Microbial Culture (MMC). A 16S rRNA high throughput sequencing analysis revealed the MMC reached a stable composition with 50-60% Methanobacterium in closed liquid mode, a robust genus adapted to large scale constraints. Class MBA03 was identified as an indicator of process stability. Methanogenic genera moved toward 50% of Methanothermobacter when intensifying the process, and proteolytic activity was identified while 94% of H2/CO2 was converted into methane at 4NL.L-1.d-1. This study gives clarifications on the origin of volatile fatty acids (VFA) apparitions. Acetate and propionate accumulated when methanogenic activity weakened due to nutritive deficiency, and when PH2 reached 0.7 bar. The MMC withstood a storage period of 34d at room temperature indicating its suitability for industrial constraints.
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- Léa Laguillaumie
- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France.
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Ghofrani-Isfahani P, Tsapekos P, Peprah M, Kougias P, Zervas A, Zhu X, Yang Z, Jacobsen CS, Angelidaki I. Ex-situ biogas upgrading in thermophilic trickle bed reactors packed with micro-porous packing materials. Chemosphere 2022; 296:133987. [PMID: 35176296 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Two thermophilic trickle bed reactors (TBRs) were packed with different packing densities with polyurethane foam (PUF) and their performance under different retention times were evaluated during ex-situ biogas upgrading process. The results showed that the TBR more tightly packed i.e. containing more layers of PUF achieved higher H2 utilization efficiency (>99%) and thus, higher methane content (>95%) in the output gas. The tightly packed micro-porous PUF enhanced biofilm immobilization, gas-liquid mass transfer and biomethanation efficiency. Moreover, applying a continuous high-rate nutrient trickling could lead to liquid overflow resulting in formation of non-homogenous biofilm and severe deduction of biomethanation efficiency. High-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that the liquid media were predominated by hydrogenotrophic methanogens. Moreover, members of Peptococcaceae family and uncultured members of Clostridia class were identified as the most abundant species in the biofilm. The proliferation of hydrogenotrophic methanogens together with syntrophic bacteria showed that H2 addition resulted in altering the microbial community in biogas upgrading process.
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- Parisa Ghofrani-Isfahani
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs, Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs, Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs, Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- Soil and Water Resources Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation Dimitra, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs, Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- Biomass Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs, Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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Du T, Feng L, Zhen X. Microbial community structures and antibiotic biodegradation characteristics during anaerobic digestion of chicken manure containing residual enrofloxacin. J Environ Sci Health B 2022; 57:102-113. [PMID: 35037829 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2022.2026124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To explore the interaction between the residual antibiotic in animal manure and biological treatment, the effect of enrofloxacin (ENR) on the anaerobic digestion of chicken manure, and biodegradation rate of ENR was studied under the condition of actual residual ENR content of 0, 8, 16 and 32 mg/kg·TS. The results showed that the addition of ENR increased the total biogas production, especially 8 mg/kg·TS promoted the anaerobic reaction obviously, and the corresponding cumulative biogas production was increased by 15.33%. However, in the presence of 32 mg/kg·TS, the biogas production rate was reduced and the peak period of biogas production was delayed. The results of enzyme activities determination and 16S rRNA sequencing showed that ENR had different effects on archaea and bacteria. The residual ENR could promote hydrolysis reactions in the anaerobic system, but could inhibit acetoclastic methanogens, and the relative abundance of Methanosaeta declined by 7.22‒12.41%. The first-order kinetic model showed that the half-life period of ENR in the anaerobic digestion system was 9.16‒10.83 days, and the biodegradation rate exceeded 80% after the treatment. This study can bring important information for the management of animal manure in the future.
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- Tie Du
- College of Energy and Environment, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Energy and Environment, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang, China
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- School of New Energy and Power Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, China
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Rabee AE, Sayed Alahl AA, Lamara M, Ishaq SL. Fibrolytic rumen bacteria of camel and sheep and their applications in the bioconversion of barley straw to soluble sugars for biofuel production. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0262304. [PMID: 34995335 PMCID: PMC8740978 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Lignocellulosic biomass such as barley straw is a renewable and sustainable alternative to traditional feeds and could be used as bioenergy sources; however, low hydrolysis rate reduces the fermentation efficiency. Understanding the degradation and colonization of barley straw by rumen bacteria is the key step to improve the utilization of barley straw in animal feeding or biofuel production. This study evaluated the hydrolysis of barley straw as a result of the inoculation by rumen fluid of camel and sheep. Ground barley straw was incubated anaerobically with rumen inocula from three fistulated camels (FC) and three fistulated sheep (FR) for a period of 72 h. The source of rumen inoculum did not affect the disappearance of dry matter (DMD), neutral detergent fiber (NDFD). Group FR showed higher production of glucose, xylose, and gas; while higher ethanol production was associated with cellulosic hydrolysates obtained from FC group. The diversity and structure of bacterial communities attached to barley straw was investigated by Illumina Mi-Seq sequencing of V4-V5 region of 16S rRNA genes. The bacterial community was dominated by phylum Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. The dominant genera were RC9_gut_group, Ruminococcus, Saccharofermentans, Butyrivibrio, Succiniclasticum, Selenomonas, and Streptococcus, indicating the important role of these genera in lignocellulose fermentation in the rumen. Group FR showed higher RC9_gut_group and group FC revealed higher Ruminococcus, Saccharofermentans, and Butyrivibrio. Higher enzymes activities (cellulase and xylanase) were associated with group FC. Thus, bacterial communities in camel and sheep have a great potential to improve the utilization lignocellulosic material in animal feeding and the production of biofuel and enzymes.
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- Alaa Emara Rabee
- Animal and Poultry Nutrition Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Forest Research Institute, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
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- School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America
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Sena RO, Carneiro C, Moura MVH, Brêda GC, Pinto MCC, Fé LXSGM, Fernandez-Lafuente R, Manoel EA, Almeida RV, Freire DMG, Cipolatti EP. Application of Rhizomucor miehei lipase-displaying Pichia pastoris whole cell for biodiesel production using agro-industrial residuals as substrate. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 189:734-743. [PMID: 34455007 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.08.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This work aimed the application of a new biocatalyst for biodiesel production from residual agro-industrial fatty acids. A recombinant Pichia pastoris displaying lipase from Rhizomucor miehei (RML) on the cell surface, using the PIR-1 anchor system, were prepared using glycerol as the carbon source. The biocatalyst, named RML-PIR1 showed optimum temperature of 45 °C (74.0 U/L). The stability tests resulted in t1/2 of 3.49 and 2.15 h at 40 and 45 °C, respectively. RML-PIR1 was applied in esterification reactions using industrial co-products as substrates, palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) and soybean fatty acid distillate (SFAD). The highest productivity was observed for SFAD after 48 h presenting 79.1% of conversion using only 10% of biocatalyst and free-solvent system. This is about ca. eight times higher than commercial free RML in the same conditions. The stabilizing agents study revealed that the treatment using glutaraldehyde (GA) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) enabled increased stability and reuse of biocatalyst. It was observed by SEM analysis that the treatment modified the cell morphology. RML-PIR1-GA presented 87.9% of the initial activity after 6 reuses, whilst the activity of unmodified RML-PIR decreased by 40% after the first use. These results were superior to those obtained in the literature, making this new biocatalyst promising for biotechnological applications, such as the production of biofuels on a large scale.
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- Raphael Oliveira Sena
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SENAI Innovation Institute for Biosynthetics and Fibers, SENAI CETIQT, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Chemical Engineering Program, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 68502, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-972, Brazil
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- Department of Biocatalysis, ICP-CSIC, Campus UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain; Center of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, External Scientific Advisory Academic, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-170 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-170 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Biochemical Process Technology, Rio de Janeiro State University, São Francisco Xavier, 524 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Rakicka-Pustułka M, Miedzianka J, Jama D, Kawalec S, Liman K, Janek T, Skaradziński G, Rymowicz W, Lazar Z. High value-added products derived from crude glycerol via microbial fermentation using Yarrowia clade yeast. Microb Cell Fact 2021; 20:195. [PMID: 34627248 PMCID: PMC8502345 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-021-01686-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Contemporary biotechnology focuses on many problems related to the functioning of developed societies. Many of these problems are related to health, especially with the rapidly rising numbers of people suffering from civilization diseases, such as obesity or diabetes. One factor contributing to the development of these diseases is the high consumption of sucrose. A very promising substitute for this sugar has emerged: the polyhydroxy alcohols, characterized by low caloric value and sufficient sweetness to replace table sugar in food production. RESULTS In the current study, yeast belonging to the Yarrowia clade were tested for erythritol, mannitol and arabitol production using crude glycerol from the biodiesel and soap industries as carbon sources. Out of the 13 tested species, Yarrowia divulgata and Candida oslonensis turned out to be particularly efficient polyol producers. Both species produced large amounts of these compounds from both soap-derived glycerol (59.8-62.7 g dm-3) and biodiesel-derived glycerol (76.8-79.5 g dm-3). However, it is equally important that the protein and lipid content of the biomass (around 30% protein and 12% lipid) obtained after the processes is high enough to use this yeast in the production of animal feed. CONCLUSIONS The use of waste glycerol for the production of polyols as well as utilization of the biomass obtained after the process for the production of feed are part of the development of modern waste-free technologies.
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- Magdalena Rakicka-Pustułka
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Food Storage and Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
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Cortivo PRD, Aydos LF, Hickert LR, Rosa CA, Hector RE, Mertens JA, Ayub MAZ. Performance of xylose-fermenting yeasts in oat and soybean hulls hydrolysate and improvement of ethanol production using immobilized cell systems. Biotechnol Lett 2021; 43:2011-2026. [PMID: 34480641 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-021-03182-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We investigated the fermentation of a mixture of oat and soybean hulls (1:1) subjected to acid (AH) or enzymatic (EH) hydrolyses, with both showing high osmotic pressures (> 1200 Osm kg-1) for the production of ethanol. Yeasts of genera Spathaspora, Scheffersomyces, Sugiymaella, and Candida, most of them biodiverse Brazilian isolates and previously untested in bioprocesses, were cultivated in these hydrolysates. Spathaspora passalidarum UFMG-CM-469 showed the best ethanol production kinetics in suspended cells cultures in acid hydrolysate, under microaerobic and anaerobic conditions. This strain was immobilized in LentiKats® (polyvinyl alcohol) and cultured in AH and EH. Supplementation of hydrolysates with crude yeast extract and peptone was also performed. The highest ethanol production was obtained using hydrolysates supplemented with crude yeast extract (AH-CYE and EH-CYE) showing yields of 0.40 and 0.44 g g-1, and productivities of 0.39 and 0.29 g (L h)-1, respectively. The reuse of the immobilized cells was tested in sequential fermentations of AH-CYE, EH-CYE, and a mixture of acid and enzymatic hydrolysates (AEH-CYE) operated under batch fluidized bed, with ethanol yields ranging from 0.31 to 0.40 g g-1 and productivities from 0.14 to 0.23 g (L h)-1. These results warrant further research using Spathaspora yeasts for second-generation ethanol production.
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- Paulo Roberto Dall Cortivo
- Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering Laboratory (BiotecLab), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, PO Box 15090, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil
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- Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering Laboratory (BiotecLab), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, PO Box 15090, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil
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- State University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 8855, Porto Alegre, RS, 91540-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, ICB, C.P. 486, State University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL, 61604, USA
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- Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL, 61604, USA
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- Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering Laboratory (BiotecLab), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, PO Box 15090, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil.
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Alvarez HM, Hernández MA, Lanfranconi MP, Silva RA, Villalba MS. Rhodococcus as Biofactories for Microbial Oil Production. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26164871. [PMID: 34443455 PMCID: PMC8401914 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Bacteria belonging to the Rhodococcus genus are frequent components of microbial communities in diverse natural environments. Some rhodococcal species exhibit the outstanding ability to produce significant amounts of triacylglycerols (TAG) (>20% of cellular dry weight) in the presence of an excess of the carbon source and limitation of the nitrogen source. For this reason, they can be considered as oleaginous microorganisms. As occurs as well in eukaryotic single-cell oil (SCO) producers, these bacteria possess specific physiological properties and molecular mechanisms that differentiate them from other microorganisms unable to synthesize TAG. In this review, we summarized several of the well-characterized molecular mechanisms that enable oleaginous rhodococci to produce significant amounts of SCO. Furthermore, we highlighted the ability of these microorganisms to degrade a wide range of carbon sources coupled to lipogenesis. The qualitative and quantitative oil production by rhodococci from diverse industrial wastes has also been included. Finally, we summarized the genetic and metabolic approaches applied to oleaginous rhodococci to improve SCO production. This review provides a comprehensive and integrating vision on the potential of oleaginous rhodococci to be considered as microbial biofactories for microbial oil production.
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Najjar A, Hassan EA, Zabermawi N, Saber SH, Bajrai LH, Almuhayawi MS, Abujamel TS, Almasaudi SB, Azhar LE, Moulay M, Harakeh S. Optimizing the catalytic activities of methanol and thermotolerant Kocuria flava lipases for biodiesel production from cooking oil wastes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13659. [PMID: 34211018 PMCID: PMC8249636 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93023-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In this study, two highly thermotolerant and methanol-tolerant lipase-producing bacteria were isolated from cooking oil and they exhibited a high number of catalytic lipase activities recording 18.65 ± 0.68 U/mL and 13.14 ± 0.03 U/mL, respectively. Bacterial isolates were identified according to phenotypic and genotypic 16S rRNA characterization as Kocuria flava ASU5 (MT919305) and Bacillus circulans ASU11 (MT919306). Lipases produced from Kocuria flava ASU5 showed the highest methanol tolerance, recording 98.4% relative activity as well as exhibited high thermostability and alkaline stability. Under the optimum conditions obtained from 3D plots of response surface methodology design, the Kocuria flava ASU5 biocatalyst exhibited an 83.08% yield of biodiesel at optimized reaction variables of, 60 ○C, pH value 8 and 1:2 oil/alcohol molar ratios in the reaction mixture. As well as, the obtained results showed the interactions of temperature/methanol were significant effects, whereas this was not noted in the case of temperature/pH and pH/methanol interactions. The obtained amount of biodiesel from cooking oil was 83.08%, which was analyzed by a GC/Ms profile. The produced biodiesel was confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) approaches showing an absorption band at 1743 cm-1, which is recognized for its absorption in the carbonyl group (C=O) which is characteristic of ester absorption. The energy content generated from biodiesel synthesized was estimated as 12,628.5 kJ/mol. Consequently, Kocuria flava MT919305 may provide promising thermostable, methanol-tolerant lipases, which may improve the economic feasibility and biotechnology of enzyme biocatalysis in the synthesis of value-added green chemicals.
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- Azhar Najjar
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology/Parasitology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Vaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Preventive Medicine, General Directorate of Health Affairs, Aseer Region, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Vaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Embryonic Stem Cells Research Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Vaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Yousef Abdullatif Jameel Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Chen H, Hung JM, Hsu KC, Chuang PT, Chen CS. Effects of operating conditions on biogas production in an anaerobic digestion system of the food and beverage industry. J Sci Food Agric 2021; 101:2974-2983. [PMID: 33159332 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Food residuals (FR) were anaerobically biotransformed to produce biogases (e.g. methane and hydrogen), and different pre-treatment conditions, including particle size, oil content, pH and salt content, were controlled in this study. The bio-solids of a municipal solid waste (MSW) from a wastewater treatment plant were added to assess its effect on anaerobic transformation efficiency and gas yields. RESULTS The breaking of FR and the application of MSW were effective in enhancing the transformation efficiency and yield of biogases. The energy transfer efficiency value of the combined FRs used in this study was probably 23%. However, it can be very cost effective to apply arbitrary proportions to treat two types of FR in the anaerobic digestion tank of a wastewater treatment plant. It was also found that the alkalinity and pH value were two major parameters that controlled the success of the transformation. About 0.16-0.17 kg of alkalinity was needed during the anaerobic digestion of 1 kg dry FR, but this requirement was decreased by the treatment applying MSW. Olive oil had higher reducing rates when used as a substitute for heat-oxidized oil to study the effect of oil content on methylation. CONCLUSION The conditions for anaerobic digestion established in this study were practical for the digestion of FR in wastewater treatment plants in Taiwan. However, we nonetheless found that it was cost effective to use arbitrary proportions for both types of FR and integrate the anaerobic digestion process used in wastewater treatment plants. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Hsinjung Chen
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Nutrition, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Yu-Jia Environmental Professional Office, Taichung City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nutrition, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Food Safety and Risk Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan, ROC
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Jiménez-Bonilla P, Feng J, Wang S, Zhang J, Wang Y, Blersch D, de-Bashan LE, Gaillard P, Guo L, Wang Y. Identification and Investigation of Autolysin Genes in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum Strain N1-4 for Enhanced Biobutanol Production. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e02442-20. [PMID: 33514516 PMCID: PMC8091608 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02442-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Biobutanol is a valuable biochemical and one of the most promising biofuels. Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 is a hyperbutanol-producing strain. However, its strong autolytic behavior leads to poor cell stability, especially during continuous fermentation, thus limiting the applicability of the strain for long-term and industrial-scale processes. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of autolysin genes within the C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum genome related to cell autolysis and further develop more stable strains for enhanced butanol production. First, putative autolysin-encoding genes were identified in the strain based on comparison of amino acid sequence with homologous genes in other strains. Then, by overexpressing all these putative autolysin genes individually and characterizing the corresponding recombinant strains, four key genes were pinpointed to be responsible for significant cell autolysis activities. Further, these key genes were deleted using CRISPR-Cas9. Fermentation characterization demonstrated enhanced performance of the resultant mutants. Results from this study reveal valuable insights concerning the role of autolysins for cell stability and solvent production, and they provide an essential reference for developing robust strains for enhanced biofuel and biochemical production.IMPORTANCE Severe autolytic behavior is a common issue in Clostridium and many other microorganisms. This study revealed the key genes responsible for the cell autolysis within Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum, a prominent platform for biosolvent production from lignocellulosic materials. The knowledge generated in this study provides insights concerning cell autolysis in relevant microbial systems and gives essential references for enhancing strain stability through rational genome engineering.
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- Pablo Jiménez-Bonilla
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
- School of Chemistry, National University (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
- Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Environmental Microbiology Group, Northwestern Center for Biological Research (CIBNOR), La Paz, Mexico
- The Bashan Institute of Science, Auburn, Alabama, USA
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Statistical Consulting Center, Mathematics and Statistics Department, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
- Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Wang H, Du H, Zeng S, Pan X, Cheng H, Liu L, Luo F. Explore the difference between the single-chamber and dual-chamber microbial electrosynthesis for biogas production performance. Bioelectrochemistry 2021; 138:107726. [PMID: 33421897 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is an advanced technology for efficient treatment of organic wastewater and recovery of new energy, with the advantages and disadvantages of single-chamber and dual-chamber MES reactors being less understood. Therefore, we explored the effects of single-chamber and dual-chamber structures on the methane production performance and microbial community structure of MES. Results indicated that methane concentration and current density of single-chamber MES were higher than those of dual-chamber MES, and the system stability was better, while chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate and cumulative methane production were not significantly different. Analysis of microbial community structure showed the abundance of acidogens and H2-producing bacteria was higher in single-chamber MES, while fermentation bacteria and methanogens was lower. The abundance of methanogens of dual-chamber MES (21.74-24.70%) was superior to the single-chamber MES (8.23-10.10%). Moreover, in dual-chamber MES, methane was produced primarily through acetoclastic methanogenic pathway, while in single-chamber MES cathode, methane production was mainly by hydrogenotrophic methanogenic pathway. Information provided will be useful to select suitable reactors and optimize reaction design.
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- Hui Wang
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Muturi SM, Muthui LW, Njogu PM, Onguso JM, Wachira FN, Opiyo SO, Pelle R. Metagenomics survey unravels diversity of biogas microbiomes with potential to enhance productivity in Kenya. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0244755. [PMID: 33395690 PMCID: PMC7781671 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The obstacle to optimal utilization of biogas technology is poor understanding of biogas microbiomes diversities over a wide geographical coverage. We performed random shotgun sequencing on twelve environmental samples. Randomized complete block design was utilized to assign the twelve treatments to four blocks, within eastern and central regions of Kenya. We obtained 42 million paired-end reads that were annotated against sixteen reference databases using two ENVO ontologies, prior to β-diversity studies. We identified 37 phyla, 65 classes and 132 orders. Bacteria dominated and comprised 28 phyla, 42 classes and 92 orders, conveying substrate's versatility in the treatments. Though, Fungi and Archaea comprised 5 phyla, the Fungi were richer; suggesting the importance of hydrolysis and fermentation in biogas production. High β-diversity within the taxa was largely linked to communities' metabolic capabilities. Clostridiales and Bacteroidales, the most prevalent guilds, metabolize organic macromolecules. The identified Cytophagales, Alteromonadales, Flavobacteriales, Fusobacteriales, Deferribacterales, Elusimicrobiales, Chlamydiales, Synergistales to mention but few, also catabolize macromolecules into smaller substrates to conserve energy. Furthermore, δ-Proteobacteria, Gloeobacteria and Clostridia affiliates syntrophically regulate PH2 and reduce metal to provide reducing equivalents. Methanomicrobiales and other Methanomicrobia species were the most prevalence Archaea, converting formate, CO2(g), acetate and methylated substrates into CH4(g). Thermococci, Thermoplasmata and Thermoprotei were among the sulfur and other metal reducing Archaea that contributed to redox balancing and other metabolism within treatments. Eukaryotes, mainly fungi were the least abundant guild, comprising largely Ascomycota and Basidiomycota species. Chytridiomycetes, Blastocladiomycetes and Mortierellomycetes were among the rare species, suggesting their metabolic and substrates limitations. Generally, we observed that environmental and treatment perturbations influenced communities' abundance, β-diversity and reactor performance largely through stochastic effect. Understanding diversity of biogas microbiomes over wide environmental variables and its' productivity provided insights into better management strategies that ameliorate biochemical limitations to effective biogas production.
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- Samuel Mwangangi Muturi
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya
- Institute for Bioteschnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya
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- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa—International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya
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- Institute for Bioteschnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya
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- OARDC, Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center-Columbus, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- The University of Sacread Heart, Gulu, Uganda
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- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa—International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
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Navarrete AA, de Cássia Bonassi R, Américo-Pinheiro JHP, Vazquez GH, Mendes LW, de Souza Loureiro E, Kuramae EE, Tsai SM. Methods to Identify Soil Microbial Bioindicators of Sustainable Management of Bioenergy Crops. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2232:251-263. [PMID: 33161552 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1040-4_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Here we describe a suite of methods to identify potential taxonomic and functional soil microbial indicators of soil quality and plant health in biofuel crops in various areas and land types. This approach draws on tools to assess microbial diversity, greenhouse gas fluxes, and soil physicochemical properties in bioenergy cropping systems. Integrative statistical models are then used to identify potential microbial indicators for sustainable management of bioenergy crops.
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- Acacio Aparecido Navarrete
- Graduate Program in Agronomy, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Chapadão do Sul, MS, Brazil.
- Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Brazil University (Universidade Brasil), Fernandópolis, SP, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Brazil University (Universidade Brasil), Fernandópolis, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Brazil University (Universidade Brasil), Fernandópolis, SP, Brazil
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- Cell and Molecular Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Cell and Molecular Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Kamusoko R, Jingura RM, Parawira W, Chikwambi Z. Purification and Amplification of DNA from Cellulolytic Bacteria: Application for Biogas Production from Crop Residues. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2290:187-201. [PMID: 34009591 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1323-8_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a popular molecular tool for detection of bacteria. PCR allows millions of copies of a target segment of DNA to be produced. The DNA is extracted from overnight grown cultures of pure bacterial isolates using either the organo-solvent method or a commercial DNA extraction kit. The quality and purity of the DNA is determined by performing gel electrophoresis on 0.8% agarose gel. The DNA is amplified by performing PCR assay. Bands of approximately 1.5 kb in size are obtained from the amplified products of DNA. The PCR products run on 1.5% agarose gel are visualized with UV light and imaged by gel documentation system. This chapter outlines the protocol for isolation and amplification of DNA from cellulolytic bacteria. Cellulolytic bacteria are considered a potential source of cellulases for pretreatment of crop residues during biogas production. PCR is considered a very powerful, sensitive, specific, fast, and reliable tool in molecular detection and diagnostics.
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- Reckson Kamusoko
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.
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- Department of Animal Production and Technology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
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- Faculty of Science, Bindura University of Science Education, Bindura, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
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Su L, Sun X, Liu C, Ji R, Zhen G, Chen M, Zhang L. Thermophilic Solid-State Anaerobic Digestion of Corn Straw, Cattle Manure, and Vegetable Waste: Effect of Temperature, Total Solid Content, and C/N Ratio. Archaea 2020; 2020:8841490. [PMID: 33223962 PMCID: PMC7673934 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8841490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Thermophilic solid-state anaerobic digestion (SS-AD) of agricultural wastes, i.e., corn straw, cattle manure, and vegetable waste, was carried out in this study. The effects of temperature (40-60°C), initial solid content (ISC, 17.5-32.5%), and C/N ratio (15-32 : 1) on biogas production were evaluated using a Box-Behnken experimental design (BBD) combined with response surface methodology (RSM). The results showed that optimization of process parameters is important to promote the SS-AD performance. All the factors, including interactive terms (except the ISC), were significant in the quadratic model for biogas production with SS-AD. Among the three operation parameters, the C/N ratio had the largest effect on biogas production, followed by temperature, and a maximum biogas yield of 241.4 mL gVS-1 could be achieved at 47.3°C, ISC = 24.81%, and C/N = 22.35. After 20 d of SS-AD, the microbial community structure under different conditions was characterized by high-throughput sequencing, showing that Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi, Synergistetes, and Proteobacteria dominated the bacterial community, and that Firmicutes had a competitive advantage over Bacteroidetes at elevated temperatures. The biogas production values and relative abundance of OPB54 and Bacteroidia after 20 d of SS-AD can be fitted well using a quadratic model, implying that OPB54 and Bacteroidia play important roles in the methanogenic metabolism for agricultural waste thermophilic SS-AD.
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- Lianghu Su
- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing 210042, China
- School of Environmental Engineer, Nanjing Institute of Technology, No. 1 Hongjing Road, Nanjing 211167, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Dongchuan Road 500, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 8 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing 210042, China
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Banta AB, Enright AL, Siletti C, Peters JM. A High-Efficacy CRISPR Interference System for Gene Function Discovery in Zymomonas mobilis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:e01621-20. [PMID: 32978126 PMCID: PMC7657623 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01621-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Zymomonas mobilis is a promising biofuel producer due to its high alcohol tolerance and streamlined metabolism that efficiently converts sugar to ethanol. Z. mobilis genes are poorly characterized relative to those of model bacteria, hampering our ability to rationally engineer the genome with pathways capable of converting sugars from plant hydrolysates into valuable biofuels and bioproducts. Many of the unique properties that make Z. mobilis an attractive biofuel producer are controlled by essential genes; however, these genes cannot be manipulated using traditional genetic approaches (e.g., deletion or transposon insertion) because they are required for viability. CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) is a programmable gene knockdown system that can precisely control the timing and extent of gene repression, thus enabling targeting of essential genes. Here, we establish a stable, high-efficacy CRISPRi system in Z. mobilis that is capable of perturbing all genes-including essential genes. We show that Z. mobilis CRISPRi causes either strong knockdowns (>100-fold) using single guide RNA (sgRNA) spacers that perfectly match target genes or partial knockdowns using spacers with mismatches. We demonstrate the efficacy of Z. mobilis CRISPRi by targeting essential genes that are universally conserved in bacteria, are key to the efficient metabolism of Z. mobilis, or underlie alcohol tolerance. Our Z. mobilis CRISPRi system will enable comprehensive gene function discovery, opening a path to rational design of biofuel production strains with improved yields.IMPORTANCE Biofuels produced by microbial fermentation of plant feedstocks provide renewable and sustainable energy sources that have the potential to mitigate climate change and improve energy security. Engineered strains of the bacterium Z. mobilis can convert sugars extracted from plant feedstocks into next-generation biofuels like isobutanol; however, conversion by these strains remains inefficient due to key gaps in our knowledge about genes involved in metabolism and stress responses such as alcohol tolerance. Here, we develop CRISPRi as a tool to explore gene function in Z. mobilis We characterize genes that are essential for growth, required to ferment sugar to ethanol, and involved in resistance to isobutanol. Our Z. mobilis CRISPRi system makes it straightforward to define gene function and can be applied to improve strain engineering and increase biofuel yields.
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- Amy B Banta
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Arias DB, Gomez Pinto KA, Cooper KK, Summers ML. Transcriptomic analysis of cyanobacterial alkane overproduction reveals stress-related genes and inhibitors of lipid droplet formation. Microb Genom 2020; 6. [PMID: 32941127 PMCID: PMC7660261 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme can form lipid droplets (LDs), internal inclusions containing triacylglycerols, carotenoids and alkanes. LDs are enriched for a 17 carbon-long alkane in N. punctiforme, and it has been shown that the overexpression of the aar and ado genes results in increased LD and alkane production. To identify transcriptional adaptations associated with increased alkane production, we performed comparative transcriptomic analysis of an alkane overproduction strain. RNA-seq data identified a large number of highly upregulated genes in the overproduction strain, including genes potentially involved in rRNA processing, mycosporine-glycine production and synthesis of non-ribosomal peptides, including nostopeptolide A. Other genes encoding helical carotenoid proteins, stress-induced proteins and those for microviridin synthesis were also upregulated. Construction of N. punctiforme strains with several upregulated genes or operons on multi-copy plasmids resulted in reduced alkane accumulation, indicating possible negative regulators of alkane production. A strain containing four genes for microviridin biosynthesis completely lost the ability to synthesize LDs. This strain exhibited wild-type growth and lag phase recovery under standard conditions, and slightly faster growth under high light. The transcriptional changes associated with increased alkane production identified in this work will provide the basis for future experiments designed to use cyanobacteria as a production platform for biofuel or high-value hydrophobic products.
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- Daisy B. Arias
- California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330, USA
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- California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330, USA
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- University of Arizona, 1117 E. Lowell St, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330, USA
- *Correspondence: Michael L. Summers,
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Han Y, Green H, Tao W. Reversibility of propionic acid inhibition to anaerobic digestion: Inhibition kinetics and microbial mechanism. Chemosphere 2020; 255:126840. [PMID: 32387725 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion is a technology that simultaneously treats waste and generates energy in the form of biogas. Unfortunately, when a high organic loading rate is applied, anaerobic digestion can suffer from volatile fatty acid accumulation that results in pH drop and decreased biogas production. In particular, propionic acid has shown to inhibit biogas production even at a very low concentration. Therefore, the kinetics of biogas production in relation to propionic acid concentration needs to be investigated. In batch experiments on anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and dairy manure in the present study, cumulative biogas production showed little inhibition by propionic acid in the concentration range of 6.5-14.6 mM, but a lag phase of 9.4, 16.3 and 60.8 d was detected in the digesters with initial propionic acid concentrations of 22.7, 36.2, and 56.4 mM, respectively. After the lag phase, these digesters accelerated to specific biogas yields of 0.59-0.70 L g-VS-1. The similar specific biogas yields across all of the digesters at initial propionic acid concentrations of 6.5-56.4 mM indicated reversibility of the inhibition. The reversibility was made possible by microbial acclimation and the shift to hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis in syntrophy with acetogenic bacteria. Evidently, an increase of hydrogenotrophic Methanobacterium and Methanoculleus abundances was found at 36.2 and 56.4 mM. Batch digestion experiments must be extended beyond the lag phase in order to fully reveal the inhibition kinetics. This paper highlights the need for a standard protocol that experimentally evaluates inhibition in anaerobic digestion.
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- Youl Han
- Department of Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA.
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- Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Department of Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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Mariano D, Pantuza N, Santos LH, Rocha REO, de Lima LHF, Bleicher L, de Melo-Minardi RC. Glutantβase: a database for improving the rational design of glucose-tolerant β-glucosidases. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2020; 21:50. [PMID: 32611314 PMCID: PMC7329481 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-020-00293-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Β-glucosidases are key enzymes used in second-generation biofuel production. They act in the last step of the lignocellulose saccharification, converting cellobiose in glucose. However, most of the β-glucosidases are inhibited by high glucose concentrations, which turns it a limiting step for industrial production. Thus, β-glucosidases have been targeted by several studies aiming to understand the mechanism of glucose tolerance, pH and thermal resistance for constructing more efficient enzymes. In this paper, we present a database of β-glucosidase structures, called Glutantβase. Our database includes 3842 GH1 β-glucosidase sequences collected from UniProt. We modeled the sequences by comparison and predicted important features in the 3D-structure of each enzyme. Glutantβase provides information about catalytic and conserved amino acids, residues of the coevolution network, protein secondary structure, and residues located in the channel that guides to the active site. We also analyzed the impact of beneficial mutations reported in the literature, predicted in analogous positions, for similar enzymes. We suggested these mutations based on six previously described mutants that showed high catalytic activity, glucose tolerance, or thermostability (A404V, E96K, H184F, H228T, L441F, and V174C). Then, we used molecular docking to verify the impact of the suggested mutations in the affinity of protein and ligands (substrate and product). Our results suggest that only mutations based on the H228T mutant can reduce the affinity for glucose (product) and increase affinity for cellobiose (substrate), which indicates an increment in the resistance to product inhibition and agrees with computational and experimental results previously reported in the literature. More resistant β-glucosidases are essential to saccharification in industrial applications. However, thermostable and glucose-tolerant β-glucosidases are rare, and their glucose tolerance mechanisms appear to be related to multiple and complex factors. We gather here, a set of information, and made predictions aiming to provide a tool for supporting the rational design of more efficient β-glucosidases. We hope that Glutantβase can help improve second-generation biofuel production. Glutantβase is available at http://bioinfo.dcc.ufmg.br/glutantbase .
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- Diego Mariano
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modelling and Bioinformatics (LAMMB), Department of Physical and Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Campus Sete Lagoas, Sete Lagoas, 35701-970, Brazil
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- Protein Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil.
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Verma S, Kuila A. Involvement of green technology in microalgal biodiesel production. Rev Environ Health 2020; 35:173-188. [PMID: 32134737 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2019-0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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According to the report of the renewable energy policy network for the 21st century published in 2014, biodiesel and bioethanol are the most used biofuels and are responsible for transportation worldwide. Biodiesel specially has shown an increase in production globally by 15 times by volume from 2002 to 2012. Promising feedstock of biodiesel are cyanobacteria and microalgae as they possess a shorter cultivation time (4 fold lesser) and high oil content (10 fold higher) than corn, jatropha and soybean (conventional oil-producing territorial plants). Various valuable natural chemicals are also produced from these organisms including food supplements such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), pigments, and vitamins. Additionally, cellular components of microalgae and cyanobacteria are connected with therapeutic characteristics such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral and immune stimulating. Commercialization of algal biodiesel (or other products) can be achieved by isolating and identifying the high-yielding strains that possess a faster growth rate. Indigenous strains can be genetically engineered into high-yielding transgenic strains. The present article discusses about the use of nanotechnology and genetic engineering approach for improved lipid accumulation in microalgae for biodiesel production.
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- Samakshi Verma
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan-304022, India, Phone: +91-1438-228302, Fax: +91-1438-228365
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Cristiani L, Zeppilli M, Porcu C, Majone M. Ammonium Recovery and Biogas Upgrading in a Tubular Micro-Pilot Microbial Electrolysis Cell (MEC). Molecules 2020; 25:E2723. [PMID: 32545472 PMCID: PMC7356612 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Here, a 12-liter tubular microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) was developed as a post treatment unit for simultaneous biogas upgrading and ammonium recovery from the liquid effluent of an anaerobic digestion process. The MEC configuration adopted a cation exchange membrane to separate the inner anodic chamber and the external cathodic chamber, which were filled with graphite granules. The cathodic chamber performed the CO2 removal through the bioelectromethanogenesis reaction and alkalinity generation while the anodic oxidation of a synthetic fermentate partially sustained the energy demand of the process. Three different nitrogen load rates (73, 365, and 2229 mg N/Ld) were applied to the inner anodic chamber to test the performances of the whole process in terms of COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) removal, CO2 removal, and nitrogen recovery. By maintaining the organic load rate at 2.55 g COD/Ld and the anodic chamber polarization at +0.2 V vs. SHE (Standard Hydrogen Electrode), the increase of the nitrogen load rate promoted the ammonium migration and recovery, i.e., the percentage of current counterbalanced by the ammonium migration increased from 1% to 100% by increasing the nitrogen load rate by 30-fold. The CO2 removal slightly increased during the three periods, and permitted the removal of 65% of the influent CO2, which corresponded to an average removal of 2.2 g CO2/Ld. During the operation with the higher nitrogen load rate, the MEC energy consumption, which was simultaneously used for the different operations, was lower than the selected benchmark technologies, i.e., 0.47 kW/N·m3 for CO2 removal and 0.88 kW·h/kg COD for COD oxidation were consumed by the MEC while the ammonium nitrogen recovery consumed 2.3 kW·h/kg N.
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- Lorenzo Cristiani
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.Z.); (C.P.); (M.M.)
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Sahoo S, Mahapatra SR, Parida BK, Narang PK, Rath S, Misra N, Suar M. dEMBF v2.0: An Updated Database of Enzymes for Microalgal Biofuel Feedstock. Plant Cell Physiol 2020; 61:1019-1024. [PMID: 32061129 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In light of increasing algal genomics data and knowledge of biosynthetic pathways responsible for biofuel production, an integrated resource for easy access to all information is essential to improve our understanding of algal lipid metabolism. Against this backdrop, dEMBF v2.0, a significantly updated and improved version of our database of microalgae lipid biosynthetic enzymes for biofuel production, has been developed. dEMBF v2.0 now contains a comprehensive annotation of 2018 sequences encoding 35 enzymes, an increase of over 7-fold as compared with the first version. Other improved features include an increase in species coverage to 32 algal genomes, analysis of additional metabolic pathways, expanded annotation thoroughly detailing sequence and structural features, including enzyme-ligand interactions, and integration of supporting experimental evidence to demonstrate the role of enzymes in increasing lipid content. Along with a complete redesign of the interface, the updated database provides several inbuilt tools and user-friendly functionalities for more interactive and dynamic visualization of data.
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- Susrita Sahoo
- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar 751024, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar 751024, India
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- Informatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar 751013, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar 751024, India
- SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi University, Delhi 110007, India
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- Informatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar 751013, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar 751024, India
- KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar 751024, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar 751024, India
- KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar 751024, India
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Sun L, Alper HS. Non-conventional hosts for the production of fuels and chemicals. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 59:15-22. [PMID: 32348879 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Biotechnology offers a green alternative for the production of fuels and chemicals using microbes. Although traditional model hosts such as Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been widely studied and used, they may not be the best hosts for industrial application. In this review, we explore recent advances in the use of nonconventional hosts for the production of a variety of fuel, cosmetics, perfumes, food, and pharmaceuticals. Specifically, we highlight twenty-seven popular molecules with a special focus on recent progress and metabolic engineering strategies to enable improved production of fuels and chemicals. These examples demonstrate the promise of nonconventional host engineering.
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- Lichao Sun
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2500 Speedway Avenue, Austin, TX, 78712, United States; McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 200 E Dean Keeton St. Stop C0400, Austin, TX, 78712, United States.
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Zhang Y, Yang J, Luo L, Wang E, Wang R, Liu L, Liu J, Yuan H. Low-Cost Cellulase-Hemicellulase Mixture Secreted by Trichoderma harzianum EM0925 with Complete Saccharification Efficacy of Lignocellulose. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E371. [PMID: 31936000 PMCID: PMC7014229 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Fermentable sugars are important intermediate products in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to biofuels and other value-added bio-products. The main bottlenecks limiting the production of fermentable sugars from lignocellulosic biomass are the high cost and the low saccharification efficiency of degradation enzymes. Herein, we report the secretome of Trichoderma harzianum EM0925 under induction of lignocellulose. Numerously and quantitatively balanced cellulases and hemicellulases, especially high levels of glycosidases, could be secreted by T. harzianum EM0925. Compared with the commercial enzyme preparations, the T. harzianum EM0925 enzyme cocktail presented significantly higher lignocellulolytic enzyme activities and hydrolysis efficiency against lignocellulosic biomass. Moreover, 100% yields of glucose and xylose were obtained simultaneously from ultrafine grinding and alkali pretreated corn stover. These findings demonstrate a natural cellulases and hemicellulases mixture for complete conversion of biomass polysaccharide, suggesting T. harzianum EM0925 enzymes have great potential for industrial applications.
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- Yu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (J.Y.); (R.W.); (L.L.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (J.Y.); (R.W.); (L.L.); (J.L.)
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- Fujian Institute of Microbiology, Fuzhou 350007, China;
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City 11340, Mexico;
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (J.Y.); (R.W.); (L.L.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (J.Y.); (R.W.); (L.L.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (J.Y.); (R.W.); (L.L.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (J.Y.); (R.W.); (L.L.); (J.L.)
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Maina S, Kachrimanidou V, Ladakis D, Papanikolaou S, de Castro AM, Koutinas A. Evaluation of 1,3-propanediol production by twoCitrobacter freundiistrains using crude glycerol and soybean cake hydrolysate. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:35523-35532. [PMID: 31267386 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Biodiesel production processes using soybean as feedstock generates soybean cake and crude glycerol as by-products. These by-product streams were used as sole feedstocks for the production of 1,3-propanediol (PDO) using two bacterial strains of Citrobacter freundii. Soybean cake has been converted into a nutrient-rich hydrolysate by crude enzymes produced via solid state fermentation. The effect of initial glycerol and free amino nitrogen concentration on bacterial growth and PDO production has been evaluated in batch bioreactor cultures showing that C. freundii VK-19 is a more efficient PDO producer than C. freundii FMCC-8. The cultivation of C. freundii VK-19 in fed-batch bioreactor cultures using crude glycerol and soybean cake hydrolysates led to PDO concentration of 47.4 g/L with yield and productivity of 0.49 g/g and 1.01 g/L/h, respectively. The effect of PDO, metabolic by-products, and sodium and potassium salts on bacterial growth was evaluated showing that potassium salts initially enhance bacterial growth, whereas sodium salts cause significant inhibition to bacterial growth. Soybean cake hydrolysate and crude glycerol could be utilized for PDO production, but the fermentation efficiency is influenced by the catalyst used during biodiesel production.
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- Sofia Maina
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, 75, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, 75, Athens, Greece
- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 226, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AP, UK
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, 75, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, 75, Athens, Greece
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- Biotechnology Division, Research and Development Center, PETROBRAS, Av. Horácio Macedo, 950, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-915, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, 75, Athens, Greece.
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Krzemińska I, Oleszek M, Wiącek D. Liquid Anaerobic Digestate as a Source of Nutrients for Lipid and Fatty Acid Accumulation by Auxenochlorella Protothecoides. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24193582. [PMID: 31590306 PMCID: PMC6803916 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24193582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In recent years, there has been growing interest in the biomass of unicellular algae as a source of valuable metabolites. The main limitations in the commercial application of microbial biomass are associated with the costs of production thereof. Maize silage is one of the main substrates used in biogas plants in Europe. The effects of sterilized agricultural liquid digestate (LD) from methane fermentation of maize silage on the growth rates, macro and micronutrient removal efficiency, lipid content, and fatty acid profile in Auxenochlorella protothecoides were investigated. The results indicate that A. prothecoides can proliferate and accumulate lipids with simultaneous reduction of nutrients in the 1:20 diluted liquid digestate. The rate of nitrogen and phosphorus removal from the liquid digestate was 79.45% and 78.4%, respectively. Cells growing in diluted liquid digestate exhibited the maximum lipid content, i.e., 44.65%. The fatty acid profile of A. prothecoides shows a decrease in the content of linolenic acid by 20.87% and an increase in oleic acid by 32.16% in the LD, compared with the control. The liquid digestate changed the content of monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The cells of A. protothecoides growing in the liquid digestate were characterized by lower PUFA content and higher MUFA levels.
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- Izabela Krzemińska
- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland.
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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Prasad RK, Chatterjee S, Mazumder PB, Gupta SK, Sharma S, Vairale MG, Datta S, Dwivedi SK, Gupta DK. Bioethanol production from waste lignocelluloses: A review on microbial degradation potential. Chemosphere 2019; 231:588-606. [PMID: 31154237 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Tremendous explosion of population has led to about 200% increment of total energy consumptions in last twenty-five years. Apart from conventional fossil fuel as limited energy source, alternative non-conventional sources are being explored worldwide to cater the energy requirement. Lignocellulosic biomass conversion for biofuel production is an important alternative energy source due to its abundance in nature and creating less harmful impacts on the environment in comparison to the coal or petroleum-based sources. However, lignocellulose biopolymer, the building block of plants, is a recalcitrant substance and difficult to break into desirable products. Commonly used chemical and physical methods for pretreating the substrate are having several limitations. Whereas, utilizing microbial potential to hydrolyse the biomass is an interesting area of research. Because of the complexity of substrate, several enzymes are required that can act synergistically to hydrolyse the biopolymer producing components like bioethanol or other energy substances. Exploring a range of microorganisms, like bacteria, fungi, yeast etc. that utilizes lignocelluloses for their energy through enzymatic breaking down the biomass, is one of the options. Scientists are working upon designing organisms through genetic engineering tools to integrate desired enzymes into a single organism (like bacterial cell). Studies on designer cellulosomes and bacteria consortia development relating consolidated bioprocessing are exciting to overcome the issue of appropriate lignocellulose digestions. This review encompasses up to date information on recent developments for effective microbial degradation processes of lignocelluloses for improved utilization to produce biofuel (bioethanol in particular) from the most plentiful substances of our planet.
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- Rajesh Kumar Prasad
- Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Tezpur, 784001, Assam, India; Assam University, Silchar, 788011, Assam, India
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- Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Tezpur, 784001, Assam, India
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- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Radioökologie und Strahlenschutz (IRS), HerrenhäuserStr. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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Zealand AM, Mei R, Roskilly AP, Liu W, Graham DW. Molecular microbial ecology of stable versus failing rice straw anaerobic digesters. Microb Biotechnol 2019; 12:879-891. [PMID: 31233284 PMCID: PMC6681398 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Waste rice straw (RS) is generated in massive quantities around the world and is often burned, creating greenhouse gas and air quality problems. Anaerobic digestion (AD) may be a better option for RS management, but RS is presumed to be comparatively refractory under anaerobic conditions without pre-treatment or co-substrates. However, this presumption assumes frequent reactor feeding regimes but less frequent feeding may be better for RS due to slow hydrolysis rates. Here, we assess how feeding frequency (FF) and organic loading rate (OLR) impacts microbial communities and biogas production in RS AD reactors. Using 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing and bioinformatics, microbial communities from five bench-scale bioreactors were characterized. At low OLR (1.0 g VS l-1 day-1 ), infrequently fed units (once every 21 days) had higher specific biogas yields than more frequent feeding (five in 7 days), although microbial community diversities were statistically similar (P > 0.05; ANOVA with Tukey comparison). In contrast, an increase in OLR to 2.0 g VS l-1 day-1 significantly changed Archaeal and fermenting Eubacterial sub-communities and the least frequency fed reactors failed. 'Stable' reactors were dominated by Methanobacterium, Methanosarcina and diverse Bacteroidetes, whereas 'failed' reactors saw shifts towards Clostridia and Christensenellaceae among fermenters and reduced methanogen abundances. Overall, OLR impacted RS AD microbial communities more than FF. However, combining infrequent feeding and lower OLRs may be better for RS AD because of higher specific yields.
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- Andrew M. Zealand
- School of EngineeringNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneNE1 7RUUK
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- Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign205 North Mathews AveUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Sir Joseph Swan Centre for Energy ResearchNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneNE1 7RUUK
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- Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign205 North Mathews AveUrbanaIL61801USA
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- School of EngineeringNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneNE1 7RUUK
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Wagner AO, Markt R, Mutschlechner M, Lackner N, Prem EM, Praeg N, Illmer P. Medium Preparation for the Cultivation of Microorganisms under Strictly Anaerobic/Anoxic Conditions. J Vis Exp 2019:10.3791/60155. [PMID: 31475968 PMCID: PMC6796894 DOI: 10.3791/60155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In contrast to aerobic organisms, strictly anaerobic microorganisms require the absence of oxygen and usually a low redox potential to initiate growth. As oxygen is ubiquitous in air, retaining O2-free conditions during all steps of cultivation is challenging but a prerequisite for anaerobic culturing. The protocol presented here demonstrates the successful cultivation of an anaerobic mixed culture derived from a biogas plant using a simple and inexpensive method. A precise description of the entire anoxic culturing process is given including media preparation, filling of cultivation flasks, supplementation with redox indicator and reducing agents to provide low redox potentials as well as exchanging the headspace to keep media free from oxygen. Furthermore, a detailed overview of aseptically inoculating gas tight serum flasks (by using sterile syringes and needles) and suitable incubation conditions is provided. The present protocol further deals with gas and liquid sampling for subsequent analyses regarding gas composition and volatile fatty acid concentrations using gas chromatography (GC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively, and the calculation of biogas and methane yield considering the ideal gas law.
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck
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Baniamerian H, Isfahani PG, Tsapekos P, Alvarado-Morales M, Shahrokhi M, Vossoughi M, Angelidaki I. Application of nano-structured materials in anaerobic digestion: Current status and perspectives. Chemosphere 2019; 229:188-199. [PMID: 31078033 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Nanotechnology is gaining more attention in biotechnological applications as a research area with a huge potential. Nanoparticles (NPs) can influence the rate of anaerobic digestion (AD) as the nano-sized structures, with specific physicochemical properties, interact with substrate and microorganisms. The present work has classified the various types of additives used to improve the AD processes. Nanomaterials as new additives in AD process are classified into four categories: Zero-valent metallic NPs, Metal oxide NPs, Carbon based nanomaterials, and Multi-compound NPs. In the following, application of nanomaterials in AD process is reviewed and negative and positive effects of these materials on the AD process and subsequently biogas production rate are discussed. This study confirms that design and development of new nano-sized compounds can improve the performances of the AD processes.
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- Hamed Baniamerian
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK, 2800, Denmark; Department of Chemical Technologies, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK, 2800, Denmark; Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11365-9465, Azadi Ave., Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK, 2800, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK, 2800, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11365-9465, Azadi Ave., Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11365-9465, Azadi Ave., Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK, 2800, Denmark.
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Srivastava N, Rathour R, Jha S, Pandey K, Srivastava M, Thakur VK, Sengar RS, Gupta VK, Mazumder PB, Khan AF, Mishra PK. Microbial Beta Glucosidase Enzymes: Recent Advances in Biomass Conversation for Biofuels Application. Biomolecules 2019; 9:E220. [PMID: 31174354 PMCID: PMC6627771 DOI: 10.3390/biom9060220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The biomass to biofuels production process is green, sustainable, and an advanced technique to resolve the current environmental issues generated from fossil fuels. The production of biofuels from biomass is an enzyme mediated process, wherein β-glucosidase (BGL) enzymes play a key role in biomass hydrolysis by producing monomeric sugars from cellulose-based oligosaccharides. However, the production and availability of these enzymes realize their major role to increase the overall production cost of biomass to biofuels production technology. Therefore, the present review is focused on evaluating the production and efficiency of β-glucosidase enzymes in the bioconversion of cellulosic biomass for biofuel production at an industrial scale, providing its mechanism and classification. The application of BGL enzymes in the biomass conversion process has been discussed along with the recent developments and existing issues. Moreover, the production and development of microbial BGL enzymes have been explained in detail, along with the recent advancements made in the field. Finally, current hurdles and future suggestions have been provided for the future developments. This review is likely to set a benchmark in the area of cost effective BGL enzyme production, specifically in the biorefinery area.
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- Neha Srivastava
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi 221005, India.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India.
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- Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi 221005, India.
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- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
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- Enhanced Composites and Structures Center, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK.
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- Department of Agriculture Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut 250110, U.P., India.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, ERA Chair of Green Chemistry, Tallinn University of Technology, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi 221005, India.
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Tsuzuki M, Okada K, Isoda H, Hirano M, Odaka T, Saijo H, Aruga R, Miyauchi H, Fujiwara S. Physiological Properties of Photoautotrophic Microalgae and Cyanobacteria Relevant to Industrial Biomass Production. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2019; 21:406-415. [PMID: 30927152 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-019-09890-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photoautotrophic mass culture of microalgae is currently under investigation for social implementation, since such organisms are anticipated to be resources of alternative fuels and materials for reducing global warming. Production scale-up of culture systems and economy balance are great barriers for practical usage. In order to develop new culture systems such as attachment on solid surfaces or biofilms, we investigated various characteristics of photosynthesis in Chlorella, not only in liquid but also on filter membranes. In aquatic cultures, the photosynthetic rate was almost the same as the specific exponential growth rate at over 32 °C, suggesting that highly efficient cell growth was achieved at that temperature. The algal cells could fix about 50 mmol carbons per mole photons, at cloudy-day-level light intensities, which result to produce 1.2 g dry cell weight in calculation. Moreover, Chlorella could grow on a membrane surface at almost the same rate as in liquid. Similar tolerance to water deficiency was observed in a cyanobacterium, Synechocystis, in which gene expression responded in 30 min after the stress. Such a tolerance was also observed in other species of microalgae and cyanobacteria in photosynthesis.
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- Mikio Tsuzuki
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan.
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan.
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Nagler M, Kozjek K, Etemadi M, Insam H, Podmirseg SM. Simple yet effective: Microbial and biotechnological benefits of rumen liquid addition to lignocellulose-degrading biogas plants. J Biotechnol 2019; 300:1-10. [PMID: 31082412 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In biogas plants, lignocellulose-rich biomass (LCB) is particularly slowly degraded, causing high hydraulic retention times. This fact lowers the interests for such substrates. To enhance LCB-degradation, cattle rumen fluid, a highly active microbial resource accruing in the growing meat industry, might be used as a potential source for bioaugmentation. This study compares 0%, 20% and 40% rumen liquid in a batch anaerobic digestion approach. Moreover, it determines the biogas- and methane-potentials as well as degradation-speeds of corn straw, co-digested with cattle manure. It inspects microbial communities via marker-gene sequencing, qPCR and RNA-DGGE and draws attention on possible beneficial effects of rumen addition on the biogas-producing community. Bioaugmentation with 20% and 40% v/v rumen liquid accelerated methane yields by 5 and 6 days, respectively (i.e. reaching 90% of total methane production). It also enhanced LCB- as well as (hemi)cellulose- and volatile fatty acid degradation. These results are supported by increased abundances of bacteria, methanogens and anaerobic fungi in treatments with rumen liquid amendment, and point towards the persistence of specific rumen-borne microorganisms especially during the first phase of the experiment. The results suggest that rumen liquid addition is a promising strategy for enhanced and accelerated exploitation of LCB for biomethanisation.
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- Magdalena Nagler
- Institute of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; ACIB Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; ACIB Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; ACIB Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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