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Abstract
Natural microbial consortia exhibit characteristics of environmental robustness and the ability to utilize complex substrates. Inspired by them, various synthetic microbial consortia capable of utilizing economical substrates have been constructed. As an abundant renewable biomass resource, lignocellulose is regarded as the most promising raw material for replacing fossil energy to produce biofuels and bioproducts. The hydrolysis process of lignocellulose is a key step limiting its bioconversion. Filamentous fungi, due to their strong ability to secrete and hydrolyze cellulases, are widely used in synthetic microbial consortia to achieve lignocellulosic biorefinery. This paper reviews the latest progresses in the biosynthesis of biofuels and bioproducts from lignocellulose by various microbial consortia integrated with filamentous fungi. In addition, the construction strategies of synthetic microbial consortia integrated with filamentous fungi are also reviewed. Finally, the applications of filamentous fungi in synthetic microbial consortia are prospected.
期刊介绍:
Biotechnology for Biofuels is an open access peer-reviewed journal featuring high-quality studies describing technological and operational advances in the production of biofuels, chemicals and other bioproducts. The journal emphasizes understanding and advancing the application of biotechnology and synergistic operations to improve plants and biological conversion systems for the biological production of these products from biomass, intermediates derived from biomass, or CO2, as well as upstream or downstream operations that are integral to biological conversion of biomass.
Biotechnology for Biofuels focuses on the following areas:
• Development of terrestrial plant feedstocks
• Development of algal feedstocks
• Biomass pretreatment, fractionation and extraction for biological conversion
• Enzyme engineering, production and analysis
• Bacterial genetics, physiology and metabolic engineering
• Fungal/yeast genetics, physiology and metabolic engineering
• Fermentation, biocatalytic conversion and reaction dynamics
• Biological production of chemicals and bioproducts from biomass
• Anaerobic digestion, biohydrogen and bioelectricity
• Bioprocess integration, techno-economic analysis, modelling and policy
• Life cycle assessment and environmental impact analysis