Review Article
Fermentative Succinate Production: An Emerging Technology to Replace the Traditional Petrochemical Processes
Table 1
The typical microorganisms used for fermentative succinate production.
| ā | Type | Species | Oxygen requirement |
| Natural producers | Bacteria | Actinobacillus succinogenes | Facultative anaerobe | Bacteria | Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens | Strict anaerobe | Bacteria | Mannheimia succiniciproducens | Facultative anaerobe | Bacteria | Bacteroides fragilis | Strict anaerobe | Bacteria | Enterococcus faecalis | Facultative anaerobe | Bacteria | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Facultative anaerobe | Bacteria | Succinivibrio dextrinosolvens | Strict anaerobe | Fungi | Aspergillus niger | Facultative anaerobe | Fungi | Paecilomyces varioti | Facultative anaerobe | Fungi | Penicillium simplicissimum | Facultative anaerobe |
| Engineered producers | Bacteria | Escherichia coli | Facultative anaerobe | Bacteria | Corynebacterium glutamicum | Aerobe | Yeast | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Facultative anaerobe |
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