Seeking to enhance the bioenergy of municipal sludge: Effect of alkali pre-treatment and soluble organic matter supplementation [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this research is to enhance the mesophilic anaerobic digestion of municipal sludge from Cadiz-San Fernando (Spain) wastewater treatment plant at 20 days hydraulic retention time (HRT).
Pérez García, Montserrat +3 more
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Taxonomic Features and Comparison of the Gut Microbiome from Two Edible Fungus-Farming Termites (Macrotermes falciger, M. natalensis) Harvested in the Vhembe District of Limpopo, South Africa [PDF]
, 2019 Background Termites are an important food resource for many human populations around the world, and are a good supply of nutrients. The fungus-farming ‘higher’ termite members of Macrotermitinae are also consumed by modern great apes and are implicated ...
Duncan, Frances D. +6 more
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Acetogenesis in the energy-starved deep biosphere – a paradox?
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2012 Under anoxic conditions in sediments, acetogens are often thought to be outcompeted by microorganisms performing energetically more favorable metabolic pathways, such as sulfate reduction or methanogenesis. Recent evidence from deep subseafloor sediments
Mark Alexander Lever
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Is the abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii relevant to Crohn's disease? [PDF]
, 2010 Reports that bacteria within the Firmicutes phylum, especially the species Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, are less abundant in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients and supernatants from cultures of this bacterium are anti-inflammatory prompted the investigation ...
Aminov +38 more
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MethaneThis study assessed the effects of NiFe-based metal catalysts on CO2 conversion to methane (CH4) and carboxylic acids in microbial electrosynthesis (MES) cells.
Emmanuel Nwanebu +4 more
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Acetogen Communities in the Gut of Herbivores and Their Potential Role in Syngas Fermentation
Fermentation, 2018 To better understand the effects of host selection on gut acetogens and their potential role in syngas fermentation, the composition and hydrogenotrophic features of acetogen populations in cow and sheep rumens, rabbit ceca, and horse feces were studied.
Chunlei Yang
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Kinetic Study of an Aerobic Digestion With Biomass Retention by Ultrafiltration Membranes [PDF]
, 1997 In this study, a 50 litre laboratory-scaled membrane anaerobic system (MAS ) combining ultrafiltration (UF) membrane with anaerobic reactor was used to treat palm oil mill effluent (POME) at ambient temperature. Six steady states were attained as part
Khor, Ooi Hong
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An Origin-of-Life Reactor to Simulate Alkaline Hydrothermal Vents [PDF]
, 2014 Chemiosmotic coupling is universal: practically all cells harness electrochemical proton gradients across membranes to drive ATP synthesis, powering biochemistry. Autotrophic cells, including phototrophs and chemolithotrophs, also use proton gradients to
Camprubi, E. +15 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Acetogens can fix carbon (CO or CO2) into acetyl-CoA via the Wood–Ljungdahl pathway (WLP) that also makes them attractive cell factories for the production of fuels and chemicals from waste feedstocks.
Renato de Souza Pinto Lemgruber +12 more
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The enrichment of an alkaliphilic biofilm consortia capable of the anaerobic degradation of isosaccharinic acid from cellulosic materials incubated within an anthropogenic, hyperalkaline environment. [PDF]
, 2015 Anthropogenic hyper-alkaline sites provide an environment that is analogous to proposed cementitious geological disposal facilities (GDF) for radioactive waste.
A. P. Laws +46 more
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