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PMID: 16346144 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Methanogenesis and sulfate reduction: competitive and noncompetitive substrates in estuarine sediments.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 44 ·No. 6 ·1982-12-00 ·Pages 1270-6

Oremland RS, Polcin S

Abstract

Sulfate ions did not inhibit methanogenesis in estuarine sediments supplemented with methanol, trimethylamine, or methionine. However, sulfate greatly retarded methanogenesis when hydrogen or acetate was the substrate. Sulfate reduction was stimulated by acetate, hydrogen, and acetate plus hydrogen, but not by methanol or trimethylamine. These results indicate that sulfate-reducing bacteria will outcompete methanogens for hydrogen, acetate, or both, but will not compete with methanogens for compounds like methanol, trimethylamine, or methionine, thereby allowing methanogenesis and sulfate reduction to operate simultaneously within anoxic, sulfate-containing sediments.

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Oremland R S
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025.
Polcin S
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Article Info
Journal
Applied and environmental microbiology
Abbr.
Appl Environ Microbiol
ISSN
0099-2240
DOI
10.1128/aem.44.6.1270-1276.1982
Published
1982-12-00
Pages
1270-6
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7605801
PMCID
PMC242184
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/aem.44.6.1270-1276.1982 PMC Full Text View journal details
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