Methane-yielding microbial communities processing lactate-rich substrates: a piece of the anaerobic digestion puzzle

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Anna Detman · Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Damian Mielecki · Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Łukasz Pleśniak · Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Michał Bucha · University of Silesia in Katowice

Marek Janiga · Oil and Gas Institute - National Research Institute

Irena Matyasik · Oil and Gas Institute - National Research Institute

Abstract

The results indicate that lactate is oxidized mainly to acetate during the acetogenic step of AD and this comprises the acetotrophic pathway of methanogenesis. The genes for lactate utilization under anaerobic conditions are widespread in the domain <i>Bacteria.</i> Lactate oxidation to the substrates for methanogens is the most energetically attractive process in comparison to butyrate, propionate, or ethanol oxidation.

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Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Microbial metabolism and enzyme function

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Published in: Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 116-116

DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1106-z

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