Steering the chain-elongating microbiome to specific medium-chain carboxylates with ethanol and lactate as co-electron donors: maximizing C8 or C6
Han Wang, Byoung Seung Jeon, Andrés E. Ortiz-Ardila, Largus Theodora Angenent
This study identifies operational conditions to steer microbiomes toward producing specific medium-chain carboxylates, finding that ethanol-to-lactate ratios and temperature influence product specificity.
bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering