Direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion: a review

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21993-6_4
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  1. National Research Council Canada. Energy, Mining and Environment
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Book titleBiogas Science and Technology
Series titleAdvances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology; no. 151
ISSN0724-6145
ISBN978-3-319-21992-9
978-3-319-21993-6
Pages101–115; # of pages: 15
SubjectAnaerobic digestion; Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET); Granular sludge; Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS); Exoelectrogenic bacteria; Electrotrophic methanogen
Abstract
Direct interspecies electrons transfer (DIET) is a syntrophic metabolism in which free electrons flow from one cell to another without being shuttled by reduced molecules such as molecular hydrogen or formate. As more and more microorganisms show a capacity for electron exchange, either to export or import them, it becomes obvious that DIET is a syntrophic metabolism that is much more present in nature than previously thought. This article reviews literature related to DIET, specifically in reference to anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic granular sludge, a biofilm, is a specialized microenvironment where syntrophic bacterial and archaeal organisms grow together in close proximity. Exoelectrogenic bacteria degrading organic substrates or intermediates need an electron sink and electrotrophic methanogens represent perfect partners to assimilate those electrons and produce methane. The granule extracellular polymeric substances by making the biofilm matrix more conductive, play a role as electrons carrier in DIET.
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NPARC number21276083
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