ReviewFEMS microbiology reviews2022
Syntrophic propionate-oxidizing bacteria in methanogenic systems.
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- Interplay of iron and sulfur with syntrophic propionate oxidation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Development of a mixed microbial culture for robust high-throughput ex-situ thermophilic biomethanation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Unveiling the Impact of Indole Derivatives on Methanogenic Archaea and Microbial Functions in Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Sewage Sludge.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Activity-targeted metaproteomics uncovers rare syntrophic bacteria central to anaerobic community metabolism.Nature microbiology · 2025Article
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- Magnetite drives microbial community restructuring and stimulates aceticlastic methanogenesis of type II Methanosarcina in mangrove sediments.Microbiome · 2025Article
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- Anaerobic digestion of microalgae: microbial response and recovery after organic loading disturbances.mSystems · 2025Article
- Metagenomic Exploration Uncovers Several Novel 'Candidatus' Species Involved in Acetate Metabolism in High-Ammonia Thermophilic Biogas Processes.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Article
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- Polyphenol rewiring of the microbiome reduces methane emissions.The ISME journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
The mutual nutritional cooperation underpinning syntrophic propionate degradation provides a scant amount of energy for the microorganisms involved, so propionate degradation often acts as a bottleneck in methanogenic systems. Understanding the ecology, physiology and metabolic capacities of syntrophic propionate-oxidizing bacteria (SPOB) is of interest in both engineered and natural ecosystems, as it offers prospects to guide further development of technologies for biogas production and biomass-derived chemicals, and is important in forecasting contributions by biogenic methane emissions to climate change. SPOB are distributed across different phyla. They can exhibit broad metabolic capabilities in addition to syntrophy (e.g. fermentative, sulfidogenic and acetogenic metabolism) and demonstrate variations in interplay with cooperating partners, indicating nuances in their syntrophic lifestyle. In this review, we discuss distinctions in gene repertoire and organization for the methylmalonyl-CoA pathway, hydrogenases and formate dehydrogenases, and emerging facets of (formate/hydrogen/direct) electron transfer mechanisms. We also use information from cultivations, thermodynamic calculations and omic analyses as the basis for identifying environmental conditions governing propionate oxidation in various ecosystems. Overall, this review improves basic and applied understanding of SPOB and highlights knowledge gaps, hopefully encouraging future research and engineering on propionate metabolism in biotechnological processes.
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