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Hydrogen gas production from formate and glucose by different members of the Enterobacteriaceae

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Eighteen strains belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae were tested for quantitative H2 gas production from formate and glucose under anaerobic conditions. Within 48 h the converted formate was decomposed into H2 with an efficiency of 90% or more for most of the strains. The conversion efficiencies for glucose into H2 were very much lower: between 4.3 and 8.7%. A specially designed fermentation vessel was used.

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  1. Laboratorium voor Microbiologie en microbiële Genetica, Rijksuniversiteit, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000, Gent, Belgium

    P. De Vos, P. Stevens & J. De Ley

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De Vos, P., Stevens, P. & De Ley, J. Hydrogen gas production from formate and glucose by different members of the Enterobacteriaceae. Biotechnol Lett 5, 69–74 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00132161

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