Microbial Communities in Anaerobic Digesters
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 4882
Special Issue Editor
Interests: aquatic microbiology; microbial ecology; biofilms; biofouling; anaerobic digestion; oral microbiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Anaerobic digestion is a method for the breakdown of organic compounds by an interconnected microbial community into a renewable energy source, biogas, containing methane. The anaerobic digester is a human-made ecosystem that carries out the treatment of organic wastes at lower energy requirements and generates lower amounts of biomass than aerobic digestion. One of the concerns about anaerobic digestion technology is the stability of the process.
Like natural ecosystems, the anaerobic digester faces perturbations and disturbances that affect the quality and quantity of resources as well as change the environmental conditions. These changes affect the microbial community abundance, diversity, and activity. However, the species and functional diversity of the community also help to determine how resistant and resilient the digester is to a disturbance. Thus, understanding the complex nature of the microbial community in anaerobic digesters is important to maintaining digester stability. The cutting-edge tools of metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics can be used to elucidate the interactions involved and provide the basis for future research.
This Special Issue is seeking contributions including comprehensive reviews and experimental research about the microbial communities from all varieties of anaerobic digesters. The journal and I hope to hear from you soon.
Prof. Dr. James Maki
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Anaerobic Digestion
- Microbial Communities
- Hydrolysis
- Acidogenesis
- Syntrophic Acetogenesis
- Methanogenesiss