Julius L Rombouts

TL;DR: The conclusion of this work is that nitrate versus nitrite as electron acceptor does not generally control the competition between DNRA and denitrification and the effect of this ratio must be interpreted in combination with other environmental factors, such as the type and complexity of the electron donor, pH, or sulfide concentrations.

TL;DR: This study underlines that the competitive advantage for lactic acid‐producing bacteria primarily lies in their ability to attain a high biomass specific uptake rate of glucose, which was two times higher for the complex medium enrichment when compared to the mineral medium enrichment.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that sequencing batch culturing promotes r‐organisms identified as Enterobacteriaceae, while continuousculturing promotes K‐organisms identify as EnterOBactericiaceae, Clostridium and Lachnospiraceae, which indicates mutualistic mechanisms might shape microbial diversity.

TL;DR: A metabolic model taking into account cellular resource allocation and limitation is proposed to predict and analyse under which conditions lactate production from glucose can be beneficial for microorganisms.

TL;DR: In this paper, three selective conditions are proposed: acid washing of the cells after fermentation, a low pH (low pH) and acid washing at the end of fermentation, to select for high yield ethanol producing communities.