Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
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Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
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Chapter 17.2, Problem 1MQ
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Methanogens are the microbes which produce methane gas by its cellular
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