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  • Environmental microbiology
  • Biotechnology
  • Biogeochemistry

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  • Anaerobic digestion (AD) is crucial for sustainable waste management and renewable energy.
  • Understanding the intricate microbe-metabolite interactions within AD systems is essential but challenging.
  • Current knowledge gaps hinder the optimization of AD processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the complex interplay between microbial communities and dissolved organic matter (DOM) during anaerobic digestion.
  • To identify persistent metabolites and their associations with microbial metabolism and system performance.
  • To establish a framework for predictive monitoring and optimization of AD technologies.

Main Methods:

  • Integrated high-resolution molecular profiling and microbial community sequencing over three months.
  • Analysis of samples from seven full-scale anaerobic digesters.
  • Disentangling metabolic pathways and microbe-metabolite associations.

Main Results:

  • Identified 28,925 DOM molecules, including a core of 1,154 conserved metabolites.
  • Discovered a persistent mass window (183.57-390.81 m/z) of molecules strongly linked to microbial communities and feedstock.
  • Revealed significant microbe-metabolite associations (7.77-24.52 per digester) correlating with methane production and system efficiency.

Conclusions:

  • Microbial processing of DOM is a critical factor influencing microbe-metabolite interactions in AD.
  • The identified microbe-metabolite associations provide insights into AD performance.
  • This study offers a conceptual framework for enhancing the monitoring and optimization of engineered biotechnologies like AD.