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Genome-centric metagenomics analysis revealed the metabolic function of abundant microbial communities in thermal hydrolysis-assisted thermophilic anaerobic digesters under propionate stress
- Source :
- Bioresource Technology. 360:127574
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- The ecological roles of microbial communities and how they interact with each other in thermal hydrolysis process (THP) assisted thermophilic anaerobic digestion (THP-AD) reactors remain largely unknown, especially under propionate stress. Two thermophilic THP-AD reactors had methane yield of 240-248 mL/g VSadded, but accumulated approximately 2000 mg/L propionate. Genome-centric metagenomics analysis showed that 68 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were recovered, 32 MAGs of which were substantially enriched. Firmicutes spp. dominated the enriched microbial community, including hydrolytic/fermentative bacteria and syntrophs. Methanogenic activities were mainly mediated by Methanosarcina sp. and Methanothermobacter spp. In addition to hydrogenotrophic methanogens, Thermodesulfovibrio sp. could also be a vital H2 scavenger, contributing to maintaining low H2 partial pressure in the bioreactors. The remarkable accumulation of propionate could be likely attributed to the weak syntrophic propionate-oxidizing activity or its absence. These findings advanced our knowledge about the mutualistic symbiosis of carbon metabolism in thermophilic THP-AD reactors. Nanyang Technological University The authors acknowledge the financial support of Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42006134), and Shandong University Foundation for Future Scholar Plan.
- Subjects :
- Environmental Engineering
Bacteria
Civil engineering [Engineering]
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Hydrolysis
Microbiota
Anaerobic Digestion
Bioengineering
General Medicine
Methanogenesis
Bioreactors
Methanosarcina
Anaerobiosis
Metagenomics
Propionates
Methane
Waste Management and Disposal
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Details
- ISSN :
- 09608524
- Volume :
- 360
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Bioresource Technology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....de10db5a8336bd46d770e07d0d557019