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Sulfate reduction at low pH to remediate acid mine drainage by Sánchez-Andrea, Irene, Sanz, Jose Luis, Bijmans, Martijn F.M., Stams, Alfons J.M.

“…•Acid mine drainage (AMD) is an important environmental concern.•Remediation through biological sulfate reduction and metal recovery can be applied for…”
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Carbon nanotubes accelerate methane production in pure cultures of methanogens and in a syntrophic coculture by Salvador, Andreia F., Martins, Gilberto, Melle-Franco, Manuel, Serpa, Ricardo, Stams, Alfons Johannes Maria, Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia, Pereira, M. Alcina, Alves, M. M.

“…Carbon materials have been reported to facilitate direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between bacteria and methanogens improving methane production in…”
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Relationship between microbial activity and microbial community structure in six full-scale anaerobic digesters by Regueiro, Leticia, Veiga, Patricia, Figueroa, Mónica, Alonso-Gutierrez, Jorge, Stams, Alfons J.M., Lema, Juan M., Carballa, Marta

“…High activity levels and balanced anaerobic microbial communities are necessary to attain proper anaerobic digestion performance. Therefore, this work was…”
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Long-term acclimation of anaerobic sludges for high-rate methanogenesis from LCFA by SILVA, Sérgio A, CAVALEIRO, Ana J, PEREIRA, Maria Alcina, STAMS, Alfons J. M, ALVES, Maria Madalena, SOUSA, Diana Z

“…Inhibition of methanogens by long chain fatty acids (LCFA) and the low numbers of LCFA-degrading bacteria are limitations to exploit biogas production from…”
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Application of bacteria involved in the biological sulfur cycle for paper mill effluent purification by Janssen, Albert J.H., Lens, Piet N.L., Stams, Alfons J.M., Plugge, Caroline M., Sorokin, Dimitri Y., Muyzer, Gerard, Dijkman, Henk, Van Zessen, Erik, Luimes, Peter, Buisman, Cees J.N.

“…In anaerobic wastewater treatment, the occurrence of biological sulfate reduction results in the formation of unwanted hydrogen sulfide, which is odorous,…”
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Enrichment of anaerobic methanotrophs in sulfate-reducing membrane bioreactors by Meulepas, Roel J.W, Jagersma, Christian G, Gieteling, Jarno, Buisman, Cees J.N, Stams, Alfons J.M, Lens, Piet N.L

“…Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in marine sediments is coupled to sulfate reduction (SR). AOM is mediated by distinct groups of archaea, called anaerobic…”
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Diversity and ecophysiological features of thermophilic carboxydotrophic anaerobes by Sokolova, Tatyana G, Henstra, Anne-Meint, Sipma, Jan, Parshina, Sofiya N, Stams, Alfons J.M, Lebedinsky, Alexander V

“…Both natural and anthropogenic hot environments contain appreciable levels of carbon monoxide (CO). Anaerobic microbial communities play an important role in…”
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Direct inhibition of methanogenesis by ferric iron by van Bodegom, Peter M, Scholten, Johannes C.M, Stams, Alfons J.M

“…Observed inhibition of methanogenesis under Fe(III)-reducing conditions is usually explained by competition of methanogens and Fe(III)-reducing bacteria for…”
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The ecology and biotechnology of sulphate-reducing bacteria by Muyzer, Gerard, Stams, Alfons J. M

“…Key Points Sulphate reducers have the unique ability to respire using sulphate as an electron acceptor. Sulphate-reducing bacteria and archaea are ubiquitous…”
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Prospects for harnessing biocide resistance for bioremediation and detoxification by Atashgahi, Siavash, Sánchez-Andrea, Irene, Heipieper, Hermann J., van der Meer, Jan R., Stams, Alfons Johannes Maria, Smidt, Hauke

“…Prokaryotes in natural environments respond rapidly to high concentrations of chemicals and physical stresses. Exposure to anthropogenic toxic substancessuch…”
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The bacterial sulfur cycle in expanding dysoxic and euxinic marine waters by van Vliet, Daan M., von Meijenfeldt, F. A. Bastiaan, Dutilh, Bas E., Villanueva, Laura, Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S., Stams, Alfons Johannes Maria, Sánchez-Andrea, Irene

“…Dysoxic marine waters (DMW, <1 M oxygen) are currently expanding in volume in the oceans, which has biogeochemical, ecological, and societal consequences on a…”
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Trace methane oxidation and the methane dependency of sulfate reduction in anaerobic granular sludge by Meulepas, Roel J.W, Jagersma, Christian G, Zhang, Yu, Petrillo, Michele, Cai, Hengzhe, Buisman, Cees J.N, Stams, Alfons J.M, Lens, Piet N.L

“…This study investigates the oxidation of labeled methane (CH₄) and the CH₄ dependence of sulfate reduction in three types of anaerobic granular sludge. In all…”
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The contribution of fermentative bacteria and methanogenic archaea to azo dye reduction by a thermophilic anaerobic consortium by dos Santos, André B., de Madrid, Marta P., de Bok, Frank A.M., Stams, Alfons J.M., van Lier, Jules B., Cervantes, Francisco J.

“…The contribution of fermentative bacteria and methanogenic archaea to azo dye reduction by a thermophilic anaerobic consortium was studied. Additionally, the…”
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Effect of humic acid on anaerobic digestion of cellulose and xylan in completely stirred tank reactors: inhibitory effect, mitigation of the inhibition and the dynamics of the microbial communities by Azman, Samet, Khadem, Ahmad F., Plugge, Caroline M., Stams, Alfons J. M., Bec, Sabina, Zeeman, Grietje

“…Inhibition effect of humic acid (HA) on anaerobic digestion of cellulose and xylan and the mitigation potential of the inhibition were evaluated in controlled…”
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Reverse Methanogenesis and Respiration in Methanotrophic Archaea by Jetten, Mike S. M., Plugge, Caroline M., Koehorst, Jasper J., Welte, Cornelia U., Timmers, Peer H. A., Stams, Alfons J. M.

“…Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is catalyzed by anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea (ANME) via a reverse and modified methanogenesis pathway. Methanogens…”
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Insight into the sulfur metabolism of Desulfurella amilsii by differential proteomics by Florentino, Anna P., Pereira, Inês A. C., Boeren, Sjef, Born, Michael, Stams, Alfons Johannes Maria, Sánchez-Andrea, Irene

“…Many questions regarding proteins involved in microbial sulfur metabolism remain unsolved. For sulfur respiration at low pH, the terminal electron acceptor is…”
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Pathways and Bioenergetics of Anaerobic Carbon Monoxide Fermentation by Diender, Martijn, Stams, Alfons J M, Sousa, Diana Z

“…Carbon monoxide can act as a substrate for different modes of fermentative anaerobic metabolism. The trait of utilizing CO is spread among a diverse group of…”
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Physiological and phylogenetic characterization of a stable benzene-degrading, chlorate-reducing microbial community by Weelink, Sander A.B, Tan, Nico C.G, ten Broeke, Harm, van Doesburg, Wim, Langenhoff, Alette A.M, Gerritse, Jan, Stams, Alfons J.M

“…A stable anoxic enrichment culture was obtained that degraded benzene with chlorate as an electron acceptor. The benzene degradation rate was 1.65 mM benzene…”
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Multi-production of high added market value metabolites from diluted methane emissions via methanotrophic extremophiles by Cantera, S., Sánchez-Andrea, I., Lebrero, R., García-Encina, P.A., Stams, Alfons J.M., Muñoz, R.

“…•Innovative process of CH4 bioconversion into ectoine, hydroxyectoine and EPS.•Production for the first time of both, hydroxyectoine and ectoine from…”
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Comparative proteome analysis of propionate degradation by Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans in pure culture and in coculture with methanogens by Sedano-Núñez, Vicente T., Boeren, Sjef, Stams, Alfons Johannes Maria, Plugge, Caroline M.

“…Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans is a sulfatereducing bacterium able to grow on propionate axenically or in syntrophic interaction with methanogens or other…”
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