Minimum Threshold for Hydrogen Metabolism in Methanogenic Bacteria
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 49 (6), 1530-1531
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.49.6.1530-1531.1985
Abstract
Methanogenic isolates did not consume hydrogen below partial pressures of 6.5 Pa. Thus, in contrast to a previous report, results from pure-culture studies do not invalidate the threshold model for methane production from hydrogen in sediments.Keywords
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