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€‰TypeSpeciesOxygen requirement

Natural producersBacteriaActinobacillus succinogenes Facultative anaerobe
BacteriaAnaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens Strict anaerobe
BacteriaMannheimia succiniciproducens Facultative anaerobe
BacteriaBacteroides fragilis Strict anaerobe
BacteriaEnterococcus faecalis Facultative anaerobe
BacteriaKlebsiella pneumoniae Facultative anaerobe
BacteriaSuccinivibrio dextrinosolvens Strict anaerobe
FungiAspergillus niger Facultative anaerobe
FungiPaecilomyces varioti Facultative anaerobe
FungiPenicillium simplicissimum Facultative anaerobe

Engineered producersBacteriaEscherichia coli Facultative anaerobe
BacteriaCorynebacterium glutamicum Aerobe
YeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae Facultative anaerobe