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Inhibition of a methanogenic population by thioglycollate
Author(s) -
Mawson A.J.,
Earle R.L.,
Larsen V.F.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1992.tb00736.x
Subject(s) - population , library science , sociology , computer science , demography
Thioglycollate added at 3.2 mM inhibited methane (CH 4 ) production from propionate by a methanogenic bacterial population obtained from an anaerobic digester. Gas production from acetate was not inhibited at this concentration. Glucose added in a semi‐synthetic medium was degraded in the presence of 3.2 mM thioglycollate but propionate accumulated in the medium and the methanol yield was reduced. The severity of inhibition of propionate degradation increased with further incubation.