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. 1974 Sep;28(3):507–509. doi: 10.1128/am.28.3.507-509.1974

Gas-Tight Flask for the Concurrent Measurement of Gas Metabolism and Growth in Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria

Elaine F Munoz 1, Melvin P Silverman 1
PMCID: PMC186753  PMID: 4609210

Abstract

A flask is described for use in conjunction with a gas chromatograph and a spectrophotometer to follow methane and oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide production, and cell growth concurrently in methane-oxidizing cultures.

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