Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 343, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126076
Keywords
Game changer; Megasphaera elsdenii; Lactate-driven Dark Fermentation; Hydrogen Fermentation; Lactic Acid Bacteria
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This study evaluated the utility of co-culturing Megasphaera elsdenii and LAB in lactate-driven dark fermentation, finding that M. elsdenii achieved a stable hydrogen yield when inoculated simultaneously with LAB or after LAB culture. Additionally, M. elsdenii was able to produce hydrogen from unusable sugars such as xylose or cellobiose.
Numerous attempts have been made to upscale biohydrogen production via dark fermentation (DF); however, the Achilles' heel of DF, i.e., lactic acid bacteria (LAB) contamination and overgrowth, hinders such upscaling. Key microbes are needed to develop a lactate-driven DF system that can serve as a lactate fermentation platform. In this study, the utility of Megasphaera elsdenii and LAB co-culturing in lactate-driven DF was evaluated. When inoculated simultaneously with LAB or after LAB culture, M. elsdenii achieved a stable hydrogen yield of 0.95-1.49 H2-mol/mol-glucose, approximately half that obtained in pure M. elsdenii cultures. Hydrogen production was maintained even at an initial M. elsdenii-to-LAB cell ratio of one-millionth or less. Moreover, M. elsdenii produced hydrogen via lactate-driven DF from unusable sugars such as xylose or cellobiose. Thus, M. elsdenii could be a Game changer instrumental in unlocking the full potential of DF.
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