Fermentative microbes are often undesirable in sulfate-reducing bioreactors used for the bioremediation of acid mine drainage, due to their competition for organic substrates with sulfate reducers. Drs. Tomas Hessler and Jill Banfield along with collaborators from the University of Cape Town find bioreactor and metagenomic evidence that H2 generated by fermenters may greatly benefit sulfate reducers in the reactors and propose this syntrophy could be harnessed in the future. Published February 1, 2024 in Environmental Science and Technology.
From Hessler et al. (2024)