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. 2021 Jan 17;9(1):190. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9010190

Table 3.

Summary of methanogenesis in co-cultured anaerobic fungi and methanogens with different lignocellulosic materials.

Combinations of Anaerobic Fungi and Methanogens Substrate Incubation Time Conversion Rate of Methane Reference
Neocallimastix frontalis PN1 + Methanobrevibacter sp. strain RA1 Whatman no. 1 filter paper 3 days 1.78 mmol methane/g substrate [29]
Whatman no. 1 filter paper 7 days 3.35 mmol methane/g substrate [29]
Sisal twin fiber 7 days 2.1 mmol methane/g substrate [83]
Barley straw leaf 7 days 1.7 mmol methane/g substrate [83]
Neocallimastix frontalis ATCC 76100 + Methanobacterium formicicum DSM 3637 Cellulose 7 days 5.7 mmol methane/g substrate [12]
Neocallimastix frontalis ATCC 76100 + Methanosaeta concilii DSM 6752 Cellulose 17 days 4.3 mmol methane/g substrate [12]
Neocallimastix frontalis PNK2 + Methanobrevibacter smithii PS Fresh ryegrass stem 6 days 8.75 mL methane/g substrate [99]
Fresh ryegrass leaf 6 days 8 mL methane/g substrate [99]
Piromyces + Methanobrevibacter thaueri CW Rice straw 4 days 1.05 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Wheat straw 4 days 1.16 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Maize stem 4 days 0.71 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Corncob 4 days 2.17 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Wheat bran 4 days 1.06 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Piromyces + Methanobrevibacter sp. Z8 Rice straw 4 days 1.06 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Wheat straw 4 days 0.96 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Maize stem 4 days 0.58 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Corncob 4 days 1.90 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Wheat bran 4 days 1.23 mmol methane/g DM [8]
Orpinomyces sp. + Methanobrevibacter sp. Corn core 4 days 1.61 mmol methane/g substrate [85]
Neocallimastix sp + Methanobrevibacter sp. Corn core 4 days 1.96 mmol methane/g substrate [85]
Pecoramyces sp. + Methanobrevibacter sp. Corn stover leaf blade 3 days 56.6 mL/g digested substrate [94]