Specific inhibition of sulphate-reducing bacteria in methanogenic co-culture |
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| Authors: | V.K. Yadav D. B. Archer |
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| Affiliation: | Agricultural and Food Research Council Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK |
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| Abstract: | Various inhibitors of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans were examined for their selectivity in co-cultures with Methanobacterium formicicum . The inhibitors were chlorohexidine diacetate, m -dinitrobenzene, 2,4-dinitrophenol, potassium nitrate and sodium molybdate. Only sodium molybdate was able to inhibit D. desulfuricans selectively in the methanogenic co-culture. Sodium molybdate at all the concentrations used inhibited D. desulfuricans without adversely affecting M. formicicum . |
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