Multiplexed chemostat system for quantification of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in anaerobic digestion.

ABSTRACT: Continuous cultures in chemostats have proven their value in microbiology, microbial ecology, systems biology and bioprocess engineering, among others. In these systems, microbial growth and ecosystem performance can be quantified under stable and defined environmental conditions. This is essential when linking microbial diversity to ecosystem function. Here, a new system to test this link in anaerobic, methanogenic microbial communities is introduced. Rigorously replicated experiments or a suitable experimental design typically require operating several chemostats in parallel. However, this is labor intensive, especially when measuring biogas production. Commercial solutions for multiplying reactors performing continuous anaerobic digestion exist but are expensive and use comparably large

SUBMITTER: Plouchart D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5843216 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature