The exploitation of petroleum as energy and material source opened unprecedented possibilities for the development of our human societies, but only now we realize that the use of fossil resources comes at devastatingly high environmental costs. Consequently, our efforts to tap other carbon sources are steadily increasing. Industrial microbiology has the potential to use carbon dioxide directly as carbon source, thereby converting a foe into a friend. This thematic issue of FEMS Microbiology Letters sheds some light on recent developments for the understanding of microbial pathways for carbon dioxide fixation and on strategies for their industrial exploitation.

Branduardi, P., Sauer, M. (2018). Microbial carbon dioxide fixation: new tricks for an old game. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 365(3) [10.1093/femsle/fnx269].

Microbial carbon dioxide fixation: new tricks for an old game

Branduardi, Paola
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2018

Abstract

The exploitation of petroleum as energy and material source opened unprecedented possibilities for the development of our human societies, but only now we realize that the use of fossil resources comes at devastatingly high environmental costs. Consequently, our efforts to tap other carbon sources are steadily increasing. Industrial microbiology has the potential to use carbon dioxide directly as carbon source, thereby converting a foe into a friend. This thematic issue of FEMS Microbiology Letters sheds some light on recent developments for the understanding of microbial pathways for carbon dioxide fixation and on strategies for their industrial exploitation.
Articolo in rivista - Review Essay
Autotrophy; Biorefinery; Carbon dioxide fixation; CO2 capture and utilization (CCU); Mixotrophy; Phototrophy;
English
2018
365
3
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Branduardi, P., Sauer, M. (2018). Microbial carbon dioxide fixation: new tricks for an old game. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 365(3) [10.1093/femsle/fnx269].
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