Interspecies distances between propionic acid degraders and methanogens in syntrophic consortia for optimal hydrogen transfer

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 9193-9205

  Felchner Zwirello, Monika ^a,b   Winter, Josef ^a   Gallert, Claudia ^a,c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES EMDEN LEER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell aggregation; Interspecies distance; Interspecies hydrogen transfer; Propionate degrading enrichment; Syntrophy

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE FORMATION; CELL AGGREGATION; COMPLEX ECOSYSTEMS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSPECIES DISTANCE; INTERSPECIES HYDROGEN TRANSFERS; PROPIONATE OXIDATION; SYNTROPHY;

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOGENS; RNA;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIAL RNA; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID; RNA 16S;

ACETATE; FLUORESCENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROGEN; INCUBATION; METHANE; OXIDATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MIXED CELL CULTURE; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES TRANSLOCATION;

ACETATES; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROPIONATES;

EID: 84885379874     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4616-9     Document Type: Article

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