Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 102, Issue 17, Pages 7925-7931Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.026
Keywords
Anaerobic fungus; Methanogen; Methane; Lignocelluloses
Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [30530560, 31072052]
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This study aimed to obtain natural cultures of anaerobic fungi and their indigenously associated rnethanogens from herbivores and investigate their ability to degrade lignocelluloses to methane. Eight natural cultures were obtained by Hungate roll tube technique. The fungi were identified as belonging to Piromyces, Anaeromyces and Neocallimastix respectively by microscopy, and the methanogens as Methanobrevibactor spp. by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. In vitro studies with rice straw showed that these cultures degraded 33.5-48.3% substrate and produced 0.33-0.84 mmol/(100 ml culture) methane. Two cultures were further selected for their ability to degrade different lignocellulosic materials and could produce 0.38-1.27 mmol/(100 ml culture) methane. When methanogens were inhibited, the lignocellulose-degrading ability of cultures significantly reduced. In conclusion, natural cultures of anaerobic fungi with indigenously associated methanogens with high fiber degradation ability were obtained, and these cultures may have the potential in industrial use in lignocelluloses degradation and methane production. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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