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Inhibition of methanogenesis in marine sediments by acetylene and ethylene: validity of the acetylene reduction assay for anaerobic microcosms.

Applied microbiology ·Vol. 30 ·No. 4 ·1975-10-00 ·Pages 707-9

Oremland RS, Taylor BF

Abstract

Methanogenesis was irreversibly inhibited in sediments by concentrations of acetylene employed in nitrogen fixation assays (1 to 20%, vol/vol). Ethylene, but not ethane, also stopped methane production, and the inhibition was reversed by gassing with hydrogen.

MeSH Terms
Acetylene/pharmacology Anaerobiosis Bacteria/metabolism Ethane/pharmacology Ethylenes/pharmacology Hydrogen/pharmacology Methane/biosynthesis Nitrogen Fixation Seawater Seaweed Soil Microbiology Water Microbiology
Chemicals
Ethylenes Hydrogen Ethane Acetylene Methane
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Oremland R S
Taylor B F
References (8)
8 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Applied microbiology
Abbr.
Appl Microbiol
ISSN
0003-6919
DOI
10.1128/am.30.4.707-709.1975
Published
1975-10-00
Pages
707-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7605802
PMCID
PMC187254
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/am.30.4.707-709.1975 PMC Full Text
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