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. 1984 Sep;48(3):680–682. doi: 10.1128/aem.48.3.680-682.1984

Effect of Monensin on Growth and Methanogenesis of Methanobacterium formicicum

Carole A Dellinger 1, James G Ferry 1,*
PMCID: PMC241589  PMID: 16346634

Abstract

Monensin inhibited methanogenesis from formate but not from H2-CO2 by resting-cell suspensions of Methanobacterium formicicum. The antibiotic severely inhibited growth on formate. The lag phase of H2-CO2-grown cultures was prolonged by monensin, but these cultures recovered from the initial inhibition. The recovery did not result from the development of a monensin-resistant population or inactivation of the antibiotic.

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