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. 1968 Mar;95(3):1124–1129. doi: 10.1128/jb.95.3.1124-1129.1968

Hydrogen-oxidizing Methane Bacteria II. Electron Microscopy

K F Langenberg 1, M P Bryant 1, R S Wolfe 1
PMCID: PMC252140  PMID: 5643051

Abstract

Comparison of the fine structure of the methanogenic organism from the culture known as Methanobacillus omelianskii with that of Methanobacterium formicicum revealed a great similarity. Both organisms exhibited a large number of intracytoplasmic membranous elements when stained with phosphotungstic acid. In contrast, no such elements were observed in Methanobacterium ruminantium.

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