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. 1989 Sep;55(9):2257–2261. doi: 10.1128/aem.55.9.2257-2261.1989

Acetate Production by Methanogenic Bacteria

Peter Westermann 1,†, Birgitte K Ahring 1,‡, Robert A Mah 1,*
PMCID: PMC203065  PMID: 16348006

Abstract

Methanosarcina barkeri MS and 227 and Methanosarcina mazei S-6 produced acetate when grown on H2-CO2, methanol, or trimethylamine. Marked differences in acetate production by the two bacterial species were found, even though methane and cell yields were nearly the same. M. barkeri produced 30 to 75 μmol of acetate per mmol of CH4 formed, but M. mazei produced only 8 to 9 μmol of acetate per mmol of CH4.

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