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. 1980 May;39(5):1074–1075. doi: 10.1128/aem.39.5.1074-1075.1980

Isolation of Methanobacterium bryantii from a Deep Aquifer by Using a Novel Broth-Antibiotic Disk Method

E M Godsy 1
PMCID: PMC291478  PMID: 16345569

Abstract

Methanobacterium bryantii was isolated from a mixed-culture enrichment of a water sample from a deep aquifer by using a complex growth medium supplemented with antibiotic susceptibility disks to inhibit the growth of non-methanogenic bacteria.

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