Publications by authors named "Annika Lenic"
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
May 2020
Article Synopsis
- Electroautotrophy is a unique microbial metabolism that shows promise for carbon dioxide storage and conversion into useful chemicals, particularly focusing on a sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of fixing CO into acetyl-CoA.
- Research has identified that this bacterium utilizes a H-mediated electron uptake method, resulting in significant biomass production and acetate generation under specific conditions, demonstrating its potential for electrosynthesis.
- The study underscores the importance of CO feeding strategies and hydrogen levels in optimizing biomass growth and acetate production, while also suggesting further exploration of its ability to produce butyrate for bioelectrosynthesis applications.
