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Inhibition of methanogenesis from acetate by Cr+3 and ammonia

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4000 mg/l of N−NH4 + and 12 mg/l or Cr+3 caused a 50% reduction in aceticlastic methanogenic activity of an anaerobic sludge.Methanosarcina-like andMethanothrix-like cells were differently affected by the toxicants. The inhibition caused by Cr+3 was reverted by its removal, by addition of iron and by increasing the biomass.

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  1. Dept.de Microbiología, Facultad de Química, CC. 1157, Montevideo, URUGUAY

    Matilde Soubes, Lucía Muxí, Ana Fernández, Silvana Tarlera & Marcelo Queirolo

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Soubes, M., Muxí, L., Fernández, A. et al. Inhibition of methanogenesis from acetate by Cr+3 and ammonia. Biotechnol Lett 16, 195–200 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01021670

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