Trace methane oxidation and the methane dependency of sulfate reduction in anaerobic granular sludge

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-271

  Meulepas, Roel J W ^a,b   Jagersma, Christian G ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Petrillo, Michele ^a   Cai, Hengzhe ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a   Stams, Alfons J M ^a   Lens, Piet N L ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic granular sludge; Reversed methanogenesis; Sulfate reduction; Trace methane oxidation

Indexed keywords

METHANE; SULFATE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; OXIDATION; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SLUDGE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRESSURE; SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BIOREACTORS; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PRESSURE; SEWAGE; SULFATES;

EID: 77949423483     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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