title: Short communication: Butyrate-degrading syntrophic culture from an anaerobic digester treating cattle waste.
abstract: A co-culture of bacteria responsible for the conversion of butyrate to methane and CO2 was isolated from a cattle-waste treatment plant. The non-methanogenic partner of the co-culture was Syntrophomonas wolfei and the methanogenic partner was Methanobacterium formicicum. Although butyrate degradation occurred at pH<6.0 and below 45°C, methanogenesis was observed at pH>6.5 and above 40°C.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbial Sciences, Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, 411 004, Pune, India.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Meher
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kadam
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ranade