Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 30.2, Problem 2.7CC
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To describe: The term methane hydrates.

Introduction: Seawater contains sulfur which is an essential electron acceptor in the metabolic pathway during the anaerobic reactions in a microbial cell. There are various sulfur reducing bacteria or methanogenic archaea present on the ocean floor at a depth of 100 meters.

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To determine: The importance of methane hydrates.

Introduction: Seawater contains sulfur which is an essential electron acceptor in the metabolic pathway during the anaerobic reactions in a microbial cell. There are various sulfur reducing bacteria or methanogenic archaea present on the ocean floor at a depth of 100 meters.

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