Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The source of hydrogen gas that is used for hydrogenotrophy and methanogenesis.

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Methanogenesis is the formation of methane from formate or carbon dioxide. The microorganisms that form methane in the deficiency of oxygen are called methanogens. The mechanism of metabolizing molecular hydrogen and utilizing it as an energy source is called hydrogenotrophy. The organisms that are responsible for the same are known as hydrogenotrophs.

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