The presence of hydrogenotrophic methanogens in the inoculum improves methane gas production in microbial electrolysis cells

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue DEC, 2014, Pages

  Siegert, Michael ^a   Li, Xiu Fen ^b   Yates, Matthew D ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biocathode; Bog sediment; Electromethanogenesis; Geobacter; Methanobacterium; Methanobrevibacter; Microbially influenced corrosion; Power to gas

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DNA EXTRACTION; ELECTROLYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPH; GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOBACTER; INOCULATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOGEN; METHANOSAETA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POWER SUPPLY; PYROSEQUENCING; SYRINGE NEEDLE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SP.; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOSAETA;

EID: 84920643337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00778     Document Type: Article

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