• Biology, Medicine
• Published in FEMS microbiology ecology 2011
• DOI:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01188.x

In situ identification of keratin-hydrolyzing organisms in swine manure inoculated anaerobic digesters.

@article{Xia2011InSI,
  title={In situ identification of keratin-hydrolyzing organisms in swine manure inoculated anaerobic digesters.},
  author={Yun Xia and Daniel I. Mass{\'e} and Tim A McAllister and Carole Beaulieu and Guylaine Talbot and Yunhong Kong and Robert James Seviour},
  journal={FEMS microbiology ecology},
  year={2011},
  volume={78 3},
  pages={
          451-62
        }
}

• Yun Xia, Daniel I. Massé, +4 authors Robert James Seviour

Feathers, a poultry byproduct, are composed of > 90% keratin which is resistant to degradation during anaerobic digestion. In this study, four 42-L anaerobic digesters inoculated with adapted swine manure were used to investigate feather digestion. Ground feathers were added into two anaerobic digesters for biogas production, whereas another two without feathers were used as negative control. Feather degradation and enhanced methane production were recorded. Keratin-hydrolyzing organisms (KHOs… CONTINUE READING

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