Methanogenesis and sulfate reduction: Competitive and noncompetitive substrates in estuarine sediments
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
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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.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Methanogenesis and sulfate reduction: Competitive and noncompetitive substrates in estuarine sediments |
| Series title | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
| DOI | 10.1128/aem.44.6.1270-1276.1982 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society for Microbiology |
| Contributing office(s) | San Francisco Bay-Delta, Pacific Regional Director's Office |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 1270 |
| Last page | 1276 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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