Title |
Characterization of a biogas-producing microbial community by short-read next generation DNA sequencing
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Published in |
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, June 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1754-6834-5-41 |
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Authors |
Roland Wirth, Etelka Kovács, Gergely Maróti, Zoltán Bagi, Gábor Rákhely, Kornél L Kovács |
Abstract |
Renewable energy production is currently a major issue worldwide. Biogas is a promising renewable energy carrier as the technology of its production combines the elimination of organic waste with the formation of a versatile energy carrier, methane. In consequence of the complexity of the microbial communities and metabolic pathways involved the biotechnology of the microbiological process leading to biogas production is poorly understood. Metagenomic approaches are suitable means of addressing related questions. In the present work a novel high-throughput technique was tested for its benefits in resolving the functional and taxonomical complexity of such microbial consortia. |
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