The Role of Methanogens in Waste Water Treatment

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Introduction

Methanogens


Filamentous methanogen population. Obtained from Maryland Astrobiology Consortium, NASA, and STScI


Methanogenesis


File:Methanogenesis.jpeg. The figure represents the main pathways of methanogenesis which convert CO2, acetate, or organic acids into methane gas. Image obtained from http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Black Sea

Uses in Wastewater Treatment


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Possible Environmental Impacts


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Conclusion


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References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Edited by student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 238 Microbiology, 2009, Kenyon College.

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