The microbial production of organic acids has become a rapidly developing field due to their increasing global market. Recently, research has transitioned towards employing synthetic microbial consortia for organic acid production. Compared with pure cultures, microbial co‐cultures can perform more complex functions and endure more changeable environments. Accordingly, microbial co‐cultivation technologies for organic acid production have been adopted to fulfill the requirements for the utilization of a wider range of substrates for a higher product yield. Here, we have summarized current advances towards organic acid production from different substrates by using microbial co‐cultivation technologies. Furthermore, the construction mechanism of the microbial co‐cultivation systems was also analyzed and compared. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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利用微生物共培养系统从有机废物生产有机酸方面的最新进展

由于有机酸的全球市场不断增长，其微生物生产已成为一个快速发展的领域。最近，研究已转向使用合成微生物联合体生产有机酸。与纯培养物相比，微生物共培养物可以执行更复杂的功能，并能承受多变的环境。因此，已经采用了用于有机酸生产的微生物共培养技术来满足使用更大范围的底物以提高产品收率的要求。在这里，我们总结了利用微生物共培养技术从不同的基质生产有机酸的最新进展。此外，还对微生物共培养系统的构建机理进行了分析和比较。