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Microbial ecology of fermentative hydrogen producing bioprocesses: Useful insights for driving the ecosystem function

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Cabrol, Lea, Marone, Antonella, Tapia-Venegas, Estela, Steyer, Jean-Philippe, Ruiz-Filippi, Gonzalo, Trably, Eric·2017·FEMS Microbiology Reviews

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One of the most important biotechnological challenges is to develop environment friendly technologies to produce new sources of energy. Microbial production of biohydrogen through dark fermentation, by conversion of residual biomass, is an attractive solution for short-term development of bioH2 producing processes. Efficient biohydrogen production relies on complex mixed communities working in tight interaction. Species composition and functional traits are of crucial importance to maintain the ecosystem service. The analysis of microbial community revealed a wide phylogenetic diversity that contributes in different-and still mostly unclear-ways to hydrogen production. Bridging this gap of knowledge between microbial ecology features and ecosystem functionality is essential to optimize the bioprocess and develop strategies toward a maximization of the efficiency and stability of substrate conversion. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the most up-to-date biodata available and discuss the main microbial community features of biohydrogen engineered ecosystems, with a special emphasis on the crucial role of interactions and the relationships between species composition and ecosystem service. The elucidation of intricate relationships between community structure and ecosystem function would make possible to drive ecosystems toward an improved functionality on the basis of microbial ecology principles.

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  • The co-existence of a wide range of microorganisms can significantly reduce the yields of biohydrogen by either utilizing the produced biohydrogen or metabolizing the substrate into other products.

    “The co-existence of a wide range of microorganisms can significantly reduce the yields of biohydrogen by either utilizing the produced biohydrogen or metabolizing the substrate into other products [42].”

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Authors
Cabrol, L., Marone, A., Tapia-Venegas, E., Steyer, J.-P., Ruiz-Filippi, G., & Trably, E.
Affiliations
  • Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (CL)
Venue
FEMS Microbiology Reviews
Published
2017-02-09
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
158-181
ISSN
  • 0168-6445 (ISSN-L)
  • 1574-6976
OpenAlex
W2592350961
Cited by
329
References
205
Citations by year
2026: 30 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 62 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 4
FWCI
2.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • FEMS Microbiology Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL AMU (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • European Commission (326974)
  • Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (C12E06)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
Keywords
biohydrogen production, dark fermentation, microbial community structure, microbial interactions, ecosystem functioning, phylogenetic diversity, bioprocess optimization, species composition
MeSH terms
Fermentation, Hydrogen, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Biofuels, Microbiota

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