Richter, KatrinKatrinRichterGescher, JohannesJohannesGescher2023-01-132023-01-132014-04-16Bioresource Technology 162: 389-391 (2014)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/14568Escherichia coli can ferment glycerol anaerobically only under very defined restrictive conditions. Hence, it was the aim of this study to overcome this limitation via a co-cultivation approach. Anaerobic glycerol fermentation by a pure E. coli culture was compared to a co-culture that also contained the formate-oxidizing methanogen Methanobacterium formicicum. Co-cultivation of the two strains led to a more than 11-fold increased glycerol consumption. Furthermore, it supported a constantly neutral pH and a shift from ethanol to succinate production. Moreover, M. formicicum was analyzed for its ability to grow on different standard media and a surprising versatility could be demonstrated.en1873-29762014389391Elsevier ScienceCo-cultureE. coliFormateGlycerol fermentationM. formicicumBiowissenschaften, BiologieTechnikJournal Article10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.01124785787Journal Article