Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Bioresour Technol. 2022 Jan;344(Pt B):126326. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126326. Epub 2021 Nov 13.
Mixed anaerobic microbial communities are a key component in valorization of waste biomass via anaerobic digestion. Similar microbial communities are important as soil and animal microbiomes and have played a critical role in shaping the planet as it is today. Understanding how individual species within communities interact with others and their environment is important for improving performance and potential applications of an inherently green technology. Here, the challenges associated with making measurements critical to assessing the status of anaerobic microbial communities are considered. How these measurements could be incorporated into control philosophies and augment the potential of anaerobic microbial communities to produce different and higher value products from waste materials are discussed. The benefits and pitfalls of current genetic and molecular approaches to measuring and manipulating anaerobic microbial communities and the challenges which should be addressed to realise the potential of this exciting technology are explored.
混合厌氧微生物群落是通过厌氧消化使废生物质增值的关键组成部分。类似的微生物群落作为土壤和动物微生物组非常重要，并且在塑造今天的地球方面发挥了关键作用。了解群落中的单个物种如何与其他物种及其环境相互作用，对于提高固有绿色技术的性能和潜在应用至关重要。在这里，考虑了与做出关键测量相关的挑战，这些测量对于评估厌氧微生物群落的状况至关重要。讨论了如何将这些测量纳入控制理念，并增强厌氧微生物群落从废物材料生产不同和更高价值产品的潜力。探讨了当前用于测量和操纵厌氧微生物群落的遗传和分子方法的优缺点，以及为了实现这项令人兴奋的技术的潜力而应该解决的挑战。
