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Effect of Monensin on Growth and Methanogenesis of Methanobacterium formicicum |
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| Authors: | Carole A Dellinger and James G Ferry |
| 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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