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A method of producing butyric acid, comprising:

(a) providing a microorganism co-culture system comprising an air-tight container and the following (1) to (3) contained in the air-tight container: (1) a substrate, comprising a saccharide;(2) at least one of a first strain and a second strain, wherein the first strain is able to fix a carbon oxide and the second strain is able to fermentatively metabolize an amino acid, and wherein the first strain produces a first metabolite in the fermentation, the second strain produces a second metabolite in the fermentation, and each of the first metabolite and the second metabolite comprises acetic acid; and(3) a third strain, being able to metabolize the saccharide, the first metabolite and the second metabolite in the fermentation to produce butyric acid and a metabolic byproduct in fermentation, wherein the metabolic byproduct comprises carbon oxide and hydrogen,wherein, when the second strain is present in the co-culture system, the substrate further comprises an amino acid; and (b) keeping the microorganism co-culture system under an anaerobic atmosphere to perform the fermentation and providing a fermentation product.

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