Metabolic shift towards increased biohydrogen production during dark fermentation in the anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix cameroonii G341

Table 3 Highest yields recorded for each carbon source during bottle experiments

5 g/l cellobiose: yield metabolite/equivalent glucose [mmol/mmol]
Metabolite	Hydrogen	Acetate	Formate	Ethanol	Lactate	Succinate
Ø	0.491	0.855	1.155	0.031	0.165	0.082
SD	0.007	0.009	0.006	0.012	0.001	0.003
5 g/l straw: yield metabolite/straw [mmol/g]
Metabolite	Hydrogen	Acetate	Formate	Ethanol	Lactate	Succinate
Ø	2.406	3.679	3.470	0.107	0.058	0.000
SD	0.114	0.633	0.127	0.151	0.082	0.000
20 g/l straw: yield metabolite/straw [mmol/g]
Metabolite	Hydrogen	Acetate	Formate	Ethanol	Lactate	Succinate
Ø	0.866	1.013	1.454	0.000	0.322	0.100
SD	0.019	0.064	0.007	0.000	0.024	0.000

Ø is the mean value of the duplicate and SD the corresponding standard deviation