Product Inhibition and pH Affect Stoichiometry and Kinetics of Chain Elongating Microbial Communities in Sequencing Batch Bioreactors

Anaerobic microbial communities can produce carboxylic acids of medium chain length (e.g., caproate, caprylate) by elongating short chain fatty acids through reversed β-oxidation. Ethanol is a common electron donor for this process. The influence of environmental conditions on the stoichiometry and...

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Main Authors: Maximilienne Toetie Allaart, Gerben Roelandt Stouten, Diana Z. Sousa, Robbert Kleerebezem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.693030/full