Project description:Food waste is a major source of environmental pollution, as its landfills attribute to greenhouse gas emissions. This study developed a robust upcycling bioprocess that converts food waste into lactic acid through autochthonous fermentation and further produces biodegradable polymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). Food can be stored without affecting its bioconversion to lactic acid, making it feasible for industrial application. Mapping autochthonous microbiota in the food waste fermentation before and after storage revealed lactic-acid-producing microorganisms dominate during the indigenous fermentation. Furthermore, through global transcriptomic and gene set enrichment analyses, it was discovered that coupling lactic acid as carbon source with ammonium sulfate as nitrogen source in Cupriavidus necator culture upregulates pathways, including PHB biosynthesis, CO2 fixation, carbon metabolism, pyruvate metabolism, and energy metabolism compared to pairing with ammonium nitrate. There was ∼90 % PHB content in the biomass. Overall, the study provides crucial insights into establishing a bioprocess for food waste repurposing.
Project description:Anaerobic digestion is a popular and effective microbial process for waste treatment. The performance of anaerobic digestion processes is contingent on the balance of the microbial food web in utilizing various substrates. Recently, co-digestion, i.e., supplementing the primary substrate with an organic-rich co-substrate has been exploited to improve waste treatment efficiency. Yet the potential effects of elevated organic loading on microbial functional gene community remains elusive. In this study, functional gene array (GeoChip 5.0) was used to assess the response of microbial community to the addition of poultry waste in anaerobic digesters treating dairy manure. Consistent with 16S rRNA gene sequences data, GeoChip data showed that microbial community compositions were significantly shifted in favor of copiotrophic populations by co-digestion, as taxa with higher rRNA gene copy number such as Bacilli were enriched. The acetoclastic methanogen Methanosarcina was also enriched, while Methanosaeta was unaltered but more abundant than Methanosarcina throughout the study period. The microbial functional diversity involved in anaerobic digestion were also increased under co-digestion.
2017-01-12 | GSE93419 | GEO
Project description:Microbial community dynamic during anaerobic fermentation of food waste
Project description:The data explore the transcriptional response of strains LY180 and EMFR9 to 5 mM furfural under anaerobic fermentation condition The data explore the transcriptional response of strains LY180 and EMFR35 to 15 mM furfural under anaerobic fermentation condition The expression differences of polyamine transporters in LY180 vs EMFR9 and EMFR35 are further described in RD Geddes,X Wang, LP Yomano, EN Miller, H Zheng, KT Shanmugam, and LO Ingram. 2013. Selected Polyamines and Polyamine Transporters Increase Furfural Tolerance (in preparation for submission to Appl Env Microbiol)
Project description:The data explore the transcriptional response of strain LY180 to 15 mM furfural under anaerobic fermentation conditions. The expression differences of oxidoreductase in LY180 are described.
Project description:In this study, the recombinant Trichoderma reesei strain HJ48 was employed to investigate the differences between anaerobic and aerobic fermentation of glucose, through genome-wide transcription analysis.Analysis of the genes induced under fermentation condition has revealed novel features in T. reesei. Our results how that many genes related to ribosome were expressed more highly under aerobic condition in HJ48.
2019-07-20 | GSE84613 | GEO
Project description:Ruminal in vitro fermentation of winery by-products
