Compositions and methods for identifying and modifying carbonaceous compositions
First Claim
1. A method of making a synthetic consortium comprising:
- (i) obtaining two or more samples from at least two different sources, wherein each sample comprises a plurality of microbes;
(ii) determining the microbial composition and abundance of the samples,wherein the abundance of each observed microbe is recorded for each sample;
(iii) performing a correlation analysis of abundances of one microbe in the two or more samples to abundances of another microbe in the two or more samples;
(iv) repeating step (iii) for at least one additional pair of microbes in said samples;
(v) identifying a group of two or more microbes, whose abundance correlation to one another is greater than to other microbes in the samples; and
(vi) assembling a synthetic microbial consortium by physically combining at least two microbial cultures of the identified microbes.
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Abstract
This invention generally relates to natural gas and methylotrophic energy generation, bio-generated fuels and microbiology. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nutrient amendments and microbial compositions, e.g., consortia, that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis, or for “methylotrophic” or other conversions. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods to develop nutrient amendments and microbial compositions that are both specifically optimized to stimulate methanogenesis in a given reservoir. The invention also provides methods for the evaluation of potentially damaging biomass formation and scale precipitation resulting from the addition of nutrient amendments. In other embodiments, the invention provides methods for simulating biogas in sub-surface conditions using a computational model.
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1. A method of making a synthetic consortium comprising:
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(i) obtaining two or more samples from at least two different sources, wherein each sample comprises a plurality of microbes; (ii) determining the microbial composition and abundance of the samples, wherein the abundance of each observed microbe is recorded for each sample; (iii) performing a correlation analysis of abundances of one microbe in the two or more samples to abundances of another microbe in the two or more samples; (iv) repeating step (iii) for at least one additional pair of microbes in said samples; (v) identifying a group of two or more microbes, whose abundance correlation to one another is greater than to other microbes in the samples; and (vi) assembling a synthetic microbial consortium by physically combining at least two microbial cultures of the identified microbes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of identifying and making a synthetic microbial consortium comprising:
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(a) obtaining a plurality of samples comprising microbes; (b) determining the abundances of a plurality of microbes in the plurality of samples, wherein the abundance of each microbe is recorded for each sample; (c) compiling a numerical abundance of an environmental parameter of said plurality of samples; (d) performing a correlation analysis of the abundance of one microbe in said plurality of samples to the abundance of the environmental parameter in said plurality of samples, wherein the correlation analysis provides a comparison between the abundance of the microbe to the abundance of the environmental parameter; (e) repeating step (d) for at least one additional microbe in said plurality samples; (f) identifying at least two microbes whose correlation to the environmental parameter is greater than other microbes in said plurality of samples, (g) obtaining microbial cultures of at least two identified microbes; and (h) combining the microbial cultures of the identified microbes, thereby making a synthetic consortium. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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