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Cabral LDS, Weimer PJ. Megasphaera elsdenii: Its Role in Ruminant Nutrition and Its Potential Industrial Application for Organic Acid Biosynthesis. Microorganisms 2024; 12:219. [PMID: 38276203 PMCID: PMC10819428 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12010219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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The Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic bacterium Megasphaera elsdenii was first isolated from the rumen in 1953 and is common in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. Its ability to use either lactate or glucose as its major energy sources for growth has been well documented, although it can also ferment amino acids into ammonia and branched-chain fatty acids, which are growth factors for other bacteria. The ruminal abundance of M. elsdenii usually increases in animals fed grain-based diets due to its ability to use lactate (the product of rapid ruminal sugar fermentation), especially at a low ruminal pH (<5.5). M. elsdenii has been proposed as a potential dietary probiotic to prevent ruminal acidosis in feedlot cattle and high-producing dairy cows. However, this bacterium has also been associated with milk fat depression (MFD) in dairy cows, although proving a causative role has remained elusive. This review summarizes the unique physiology of this intriguing bacterium and its functional role in the ruminal community as well as its role in the health and productivity of the host animal. In addition to its effects in the rumen, the ability of M. elsdenii to produce C2-C7 carboxylic acids-potential precursors for industrial fuel and chemical production-is examined.
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- Luciano da Silva Cabral
- Department of Animal Science and Rural Extension, Agronomy and Animal Science School, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá 780600-900, Mato Grosso, Brazil;
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Zhao L, Zhang J, Xu Z, Cai S, Chen L, Cai T, Ji XM. Bioconversion of waste activated sludge hydrolysate into polyhydroxyalkanoates using Paracoccus sp. TOH: Volatile fatty acids generation and fermentation strategy. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 363:127939. [PMID: 36100183 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The expensive carbon matrix is a bottleneck restricting the industrialization of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) derived from waste activated sludge via anaerobic fermentation might be alternative carbon matters for PHAs synthesis. In this study, the effect of enzymes on VFAs yields and the feasibility of the produced VFAs for PHAs fermentation by Paracoccus sp. TOH were investigated. The optimum cumulative VFAs concentration reached 4076.6 mg-COD·L-1 in the lysozyme treatment system. Correspondingly, the highest poly(3-hydroxybuturate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) concentration (119.1 mg·L-1) containing 20.3 mol% 3-hydroxyvalerate was obtained. It proved that Paracoccus sp. TOH possesses the capability for PHBV accumulation. The functional hydrolytic-acidogenic microorganisms, such as Clostridium sensu stricto and Bacteroides sp. were accumulated. The functional genes encoding hydrolysis, carbohydrates metabolism, VFAs generation were enriched. This study offered a possible strategy for VFAs production and verified the feasibility of sludge hydrolysate as a high-quality carbon substrate for PHAs fermentation.
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- Leizhen Zhao
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Barna D, Alshaal T, Tóth IO, Cziáky Z, Gábor Fári M, Domokos-Szabolcsy É, Bákonyi N. Bisoactive metabolite profile and antioxidant properties of brown juice, a processed Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) by-product. Heliyon 2022; 8:e11655. [PMID: 36444258 PMCID: PMC9699961 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recently, leaf protein concentrate (LPC) has gained increased attention in response to the constantly growing protein demand. Green biorefineries can become more economical by valorizing their by-products and reducing environmental risks. The current study describes the variations in the antioxidant capacity and phytochemical composition of a liquid by-product (referred to as brown juice (BJ)) obtained during the extraction of leaf protein concentrate (LPC) from the fresh biomass of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Four varieties of alfalfa were investigated during three harvest times, i.e., August 2017 (first harvest), September 2017 (second harvest), and June 2018 (third harvest). Also, the fresh BJ was lacto-fermented to extend its preservation period but also modifying its composition. The results of different general phytochemical composition analyses and antioxidant assays revealed similar tendencies across different alfalfa varieties and harvest times. Most of the phytochemicals in the BJ identified by HPLC-MS/MS can be classified as flavonoids/flavonoid derivatives, e.g., apigenin, naringenin, luteolin, formononetin. Substantially, the lacto-fermentation process induced a switch into aglycones, e.g., apigenin content increased by an order of magnitude, while apigenin-7-O-glucuronide content was halved after lacto-fermentation. Additionally, several B vitamins were detected, including B2, B3, and B7. These results could provide a basis for various ways of industrial valorization but need to be strengthened by data generated from large-scale production.
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Enhancement of co-conversion of endogenous carbon and nitrogen of dairy wastewater in mesophilic hydrolysis-acidification coupled microalgae culture system by rhamnolipid. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.108314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kim H, Kang S, Sang BI. Metabolic cascade of complex organic wastes to medium-chain carboxylic acids: A review on the state-of-the-art multi-omics analysis for anaerobic chain elongation pathways. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126211. [PMID: 34710599 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Medium-chain carboxylic acid (MCCA) production from organic wastes has attracted much attention because of their higher energy contents and diverse applications. Anaerobic reactor microbiomes are stable and resilient and have resulted in efficient performance during many years of operation for thousands of full-scale anaerobic digesters worldwide. The method underlying how the relevant microbial pathways contribute to elongate carbon chains in reactor microbiomes is important. In particular, the reverse β-oxidation pathway genes are critical to upgrading short-chain fermentation products to MCCAs via a chain elongation (CE) process. Diverse genomics and metagenomics studies have been conducted in various fields, ranging from intracellular metabolic pathways to metabolic cascades between different strains. This review covers taxonomic approach to culture processes depending on types of organic wastes and the deeper understanding of genome and metagenome-scale CE pathway construction, and the co-culture and multi-omics technology that should be addressed in future research.
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- Hyunjin Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Holtzapple MT, Wu H, Weimer PJ, Dalke R, Granda CB, Mai J, Urgun-Demirtas M. Microbial communities for valorizing biomass using the carboxylate platform to produce volatile fatty acids: A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126253. [PMID: 34728351 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The carboxylate platform employs a diverse microbial consortium of anaerobes in which the methanogens are inhibited. Nearly all biomass components are digested to a mixture of C1-C8 monocarboxylic acids and their corresponding salts. The methane-arrested anaerobic digestion proceeds readily without needing to sterilize biomass or equipment. It accepts a wide range of feedstocks (e.g., agricultural residues, municipal solid waste, sewage sludge, animal manure, food waste, algae, and energy crops), and produces high product yields. This review highlights several important aspects of the platform, including its thermodynamic underpinnings, influences of inoculum source and operating conditions on product formation, and downstream chemical processes that convert the carboxylates to hydrocarbon fuels and oxygenated chemicals. This review further establishes the carboxylate platform as a viable and economical route to industrial biomass utilization.
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- Mark T Holtzapple
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122, USA; Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122, USA
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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Møller AH, Hammershøj M, Dos Passos NHM, Tanambell H, Stødkilde L, Ambye-Jensen M, Danielsen M, Jensen SK, Dalsgaard TK. Biorefinery of Green Biomass─How to Extract and Evaluate High Quality Leaf Protein for Food? JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:14341-14357. [PMID: 34845908 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c04289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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There is a growing need for protein for both feed and food in order to meet future demands. It is imperative to explore and utilize novel protein sources such as protein from leafy plant material, which contains high amounts of the enzyme ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCo). Leafy crops such as grasses and legumes can in humid climate produce high protein yields in a sustainable way when compared with many traditional seed protein crops. Despite this, very little RuBisCo is utilized for foods because proteins in the leaf material has a low accessibility to monogastrics. In order to utilize the leaf protein for food purposes, the protein needs to be extracted from the fiber rich leaf matrix. This conversion of green biomass to valuable products has been labeled green biorefinery. The green biorefinery may be tailored to produce different products, but in this Review, the focus is on production of food-grade protein. The existing knowledge on the extraction, purification, and concentration of protein from green biomass is reviewed. Additionally, the quality and potential application of the leaf protein in food products and side streams from the green biorefinery will be discussed along with possible uses of side streams from the protein production.
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- Anders Hauer Møller
- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- CBIO, Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
- CiFOOD, Aarhus University Centre for Innovative Food Research, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- CBIO, Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
- CiFOOD, Aarhus University Centre for Innovative Food Research, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- CBIO, Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- CiFOOD, Aarhus University Centre for Innovative Food Research, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- CBIO, Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
- Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- CBIO, Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- CBIO, Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
- CiFOOD, Aarhus University Centre for Innovative Food Research, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- CBIO, Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
- Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- CBIO, Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
- CiFOOD, Aarhus University Centre for Innovative Food Research, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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Santamaría-Fernández M, Schneider R, Lübeck M, Venus J. Combining the production of L-lactic acid with the production of feed protein concentrates from alfalfa. J Biotechnol 2020; 323:180-188. [PMID: 32828831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The production of L-lactic acid was investigated in combination with the production of protein concentrates in the frame of a green biorefinery for efficient utilization of grasses and legume crops. Alfalfa green juice was the sole substrate utilized for initial lactic acid fermentation with Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus paracasei or Bacillus coagulans in order to drop the pH and precipitate the plant proteins present in the juice. Afterwards, proteins were separated by microfiltration with 40-42% of protein recovery into protein concentrates, suited for feeding monogastric animals. The (residual) brown juice was investigated as source of nutrients for producing L-lactic acid from glucose or xylose with B. coagulans A107 or B. coagulans A166, respectively. Fermentation of glucose (30, 60, 100 g L-1) resulted in productivities of 2.8-4.0 g L-1 h-1 and yields of 0.85-0.91 g LA per g consumed glucose. Fermentation of xylose (30, 60 g L-1) resulted productivities of 1.1-2.3 g L-1 h-1 and yields of 0.83-0.88 g LA per g consumed xylose. Comparing different brown juices, initial green juice fermentation with B. coagulans is recommended if the brown juice is to be used for producing L-lactic acid. Based on our results, it is possible to combine protein recovery with lactic acid production, and the brown juice proved to be a good nutrient source for L-lactic acid production with high optical purities.
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- M Santamaría-Fernández
- Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A C Meyers Vaenge 15, 2450, Copenhagen, SV, Denmark
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- Department of Bioengineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Max-Eyth-Allee 100, Potsdam, 14469, Germany
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- Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A C Meyers Vaenge 15, 2450, Copenhagen, SV, Denmark.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Max-Eyth-Allee 100, Potsdam, 14469, Germany
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Santamaría-Fernández M, Lübeck M. Production of leaf protein concentrates in green biorefineries as alternative feed for monogastric animals. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kim H, Choi O, Jeon BS, Choe WS, Sang BI. Impact of feedstocks and downstream processing technologies on the economics of caproic acid production in fermentation by Megasphaera elsdenii T81. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 301:122794. [PMID: 31981909 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Caproic acid (CA) was produced by Megasphaera elsdenii T81 with Jerusalem artichoke tubers (JA) as a feedstock. More CA was produced under the medium with the acid hydrolysate of JA than the comparative medium with a carbon composition similar to that of JA. CA was produced up to 13.0 g/L and 0.52 g/L/h with extractive fermentation using a mixed solvent of alamine 336 in oleyl alcohol at 37 °C. The JA cost to produce 1 ton of CA is only 505 USD, which is much lower than that required for purchasing sucrose (860 USD) in CA production. As a result of the analysis performed using SuperPro Designer, including the cost of distillation to obtain pure CA, the estimated production cost for CA from dry JA is 1869 USD/ton CA at the production scale of 2000 ton/year, which is lower than the current market price for petroleum-derived CA (~2500 USD/ton).
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- Hyunjin Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Centrum for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Hölderlinstraße 12, Tübingen 72074, Germany
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano-Technology (SAINT) and School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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She Y, Hong J, Zhang Q, Chen BY, Wei W, Xin X. Revealing microbial mechanism associated with volatile fatty acids production in anaerobic acidogenesis of waste activated sludge enhanced by freezing/thawing pretreatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 302:122869. [PMID: 32006928 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study investigated the association of volatile fatty acid (VFA) production with microbial mechanism in waste activated sludge (WAS) anaerobic acidogenesis enhanced by freezing/thawing (F/T) pretreatment. WAS solubilization was enhanced with 955.4 ± 10.0 mg/L soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) release by a 50-h F/T pretreatment at -24 °C. The highest level of VFAs (4852 ± 156 mg COD/L) was obtained after a 12-day fermentation. Moreover, phyla of Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Ignavibacteriae played vital roles in VFA generation, while high genera abundance of Clostridium, Macellibacteroides, Prevotella, and Megasphaera were positively associated with high yields of short-chain (C2-C5) fatty acids. A schematic diagram was drawn to illustrate the microbial mechanism of enhanced VFA generation by F/T pretreatment during WAS fermentation. This study provides an in-depth exploration of promoting bio-resource recycling from WAS with a low-cost approach (specially in high latitudes) and bring about some new thinking on future WAS management.
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- Yuecheng She
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment (Huaqiao University), Xiamen 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment (Huaqiao University), Xiamen 361021, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment (Huaqiao University), Xiamen 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National I-Lan University, 26047, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment (Huaqiao University), Xiamen 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment, Xiamen 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Biochemical Treatment (Huaqiao University), Xiamen 361021, China
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Lübeck M, Lübeck PS. Application of lactic acid bacteria in green biorefineries. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 366:5304611. [PMID: 30715346 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnz024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have extensive industrial applications as producers of lactic acid, as probiotics, as biocontrol agents and as biopreservatives. LAB play a large role in food fermentation and in silage processes, where crops such as grass, legumes, cereals or corn are fermented into high-moisture feed that is storable and can be used to feed cattle, sheep or other ruminants. LAB also have great applications within green biorefineries, with simultaneous production of protein-rich feed for monogastric animals, silage or feed pellets for ruminants and production of lactic acid or specific amino acids. In green biorefineries, fresh or ensiled wet biomass is mechanically fractionated into green juice and solid residues (press cake), where the plant juice, for example, can be used for production of lactic acid using LAB. In a process named 'ENLAC', recovery of protein and chlorophyll from silage by simultaneous lactic acid fermentation and enzyme hydrolysis has been developed. Furthermore, a process for protein recovery was recently developed by applying a specific LAB starter culture to green juice from freshly harvested crops. This paper focuses on reviewing LAB for their applications within biorefining of 'green' crops such as clover, alfalfa, grasses and other green plant materials.
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- Mette Lübeck
- Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A C Meyers Vaenge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
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- Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A C Meyers Vaenge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
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Zhang D, Jiang H, Chang J, Sun J, Tu W, Wang H. Effect of thermal hydrolysis pretreatment on volatile fatty acids production in sludge acidification and subsequent polyhydroxyalkanoates production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 279:92-100. [PMID: 30711757 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The study compared the differences in VFAs production between raw sludge and thermal hydrolyzed sludge (TH-sludge) at different temperature (35 °C and 55 °C) in four semi-continuous acidification reactors. Optimal VFAs yield was obtained from TH-sludge at 35 °C (0.22 gVFACOD/gVS), 44.6% higher than raw sludge at 35 °C, since the advantage of TH-sludge in SCOD solubilization overcame its disadvantage of lower carbon biodegradability. Moreover, high temperature (55 °C) was proved to aid the acidification of raw sludge by 15.7% (in YVFAs), but inhibit that of TH-sludge by 12.2%, mainly due to the suppressed microbial activities under heat. Microbial community analysis showed that TH-sludge had a larger proportion of acidogenic microbes than raw sludge, mainly attributing to the increase of Selenomonadales (37.3% vs. 3.7%); high temperature enriched thermophilic proteolytic microbes, Anaerobaculum and Coprothermobacter. Finally, optimal acidified liquid from TH-sludge at 35 °C was applied for PHAs production and achieved a competitive yield of 34.6% PHAs/DCW.
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- Dandan Zhang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Drainage Group Co. Ltd (BDG), Beijing, China; Beijing Engineering Research Center (NO:BG0113), Beijing 100124, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Kim H, Jeon BS, Pandey A, Sang BI. New coculture system of Clostridium spp. and Megasphaera hexanoica using submerged hollow-fiber membrane bioreactors for caproic acid production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 270:498-503. [PMID: 30245320 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
In this study, a coculture bioprocess was developed with Clostridium strains producing butyric acid and Megasphaera hexanoica producing caproic acid from the butyric acid. The two bacterial strains were each cultivated in two submerged hollow-fiber membrane bioreactors (s-HF/MBRs), separately. Each fermentation broth was filtered through the membrane modules, and the filtered broth was either interchanged on another reactor or obtained sequentially through. Using s-HF/MBRs, the caproic acid concentration increased to 10.08 g L-1, with the fastest productivity of 0.69 g L-1 h-1, which higher than that previously reported.
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- Hyunjin Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimniro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimniro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow 226 001, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimniro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Alassali A, Cybulska I, Galvan AR, Thomsen MH. Wet fractionation of the succulent halophyte Salicornia sinus-persica, with the aim of low input (water saving) biorefining into bioethanol. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 101:1769-1779. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-8049-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Impacts of ruminal microorganisms on the production of fuels: how can we intercede from the outside? Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:3389-98. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7358-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhou A, Liu W, Varrone C, Wang Y, Wang A, Yue X. Evaluation of surfactants on waste activated sludge fermentation by pyrosequencing analysis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 192:835-40. [PMID: 26081163 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The effects of three widely-used surfactants on waste activated sludge (WAS) fermentation and microbial community structures were investigated. Rhamnolipid bio-surfactants (RL) showed more positive effects on WAS hydrolysis and acidification compared to chemosynthetic surfactants, such as sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS) and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS). The highest SCOD and VFAs concentrations obtained with RL were 1.15-fold and 1.16-fold that of SDS, and up to 1.73 and 3.63 times higher than those obtained with SDBS. Pyrosequencing analysis showed that an evident reduction in bacterial diversity in surfactant-treated WAS. Moreover, acid-producing bacteria (such as Megasphaera and Oscillibacter), detected with RL, were (6.8% and 6.4% in proportion) more abundant than with SDS, and were rarely found in SDBS and the control. The results also revealed that RL allowed efficient hydrolysis enhancement and was favorable to functional microorganisms for further acidification during WAS fermentation.
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- Aijuan Zhou
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China.
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Jans C, Meile L, Lacroix C, Stevens MJA. Genomics, evolution, and molecular epidemiology of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC). INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2014; 33:419-36. [PMID: 25233845 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC) is a group of human and animal derived streptococci that are commensals (rumen and gastrointestinal tract), opportunistic pathogens or food fermentation associates. The classification of SBSEC has undergone massive changes and currently comprises 7 (sub)species grouped into four branches based on sequences identities: the Streptococcus gallolyticus, the Streptococcus equinus, the Streptococcus infantarius and the Streptococcus alactolyticus branch. In animals, SBSEC are causative agents for ruminal acidosis, potentially laminitis and infective endocarditis (IE). In humans, a strong association was established between bacteraemia, IE and colorectal cancer. Especially the SBSEC-species S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus is an emerging pathogen for IE and prosthetic joint infections. S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus and the S. infantarius branch are further associated with biliary and urinary tract infections. Knowledge on pathogenic mechanisms is so far limited to colonization factors such as pili and biofilm formation. Certain strain variants of S. gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus and S. infantarius subsp. infantarius are associated with traditional dairy and plant-based food fermentations and display traits suggesting safety. However, due to their close relationship to virulent strains, their use in food fermentation has to be critically assessed. Additionally, implementing accurate and up-to-date taxonomy is critical to enable appropriate treatment of patients and risk assessment of species and strains via recently developed multilocus sequence typing schemes to enable comparative global epidemiology. Comparative genomics revealed that SBSEC strains harbour genomics islands (GI) that seem acquired from other streptococci by horizontal gene transfer. In case of virulent strains these GI frequently encode putative virulence factors, in strains from food fermentation the GI encode functions that are pivotal for strain performance during fermentation. Comparative genomics is a powerful tool to identify acquired pathogenic functions, but there is still an urgent need for more physiological and epidemiological data to understand SBSEC-specific traits.
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- Christoph Jans
- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 7, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 7, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 7, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 7, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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