The physiological effect of heavy metals and volatile fatty acids on Methanococcus maripaludis S2

Abstract Background Methanogenic archaea are of importance to the global C-cycle and to biological methane (CH4) production through anaerobic digestion and pure culture. Here, the individual and combined effects of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), acetate, and propionate on the metabolism of the autotrophic,...

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Main Authors: Annalisa Abdel Azim, Simon K.-M. R. Rittmann, Debora Fino, Günther Bochmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1302-x