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Simultaneous utilization of cysteine and thiosulfate for growth ofMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicum strain ΔH

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The sulfur-containing compounds cysteine, thiosulfate and dithionite, were investigated to substitute for sulfide as a sulfur source for cultivation ofMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. although none of the three compounds was suitable as the sole sulfur source, a combination of thiosulfate and cysteine supported growth and methanogenesis of the methanogen in batch and continuous culture as efficiently as sulfide.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, NL-6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    J. Korteland, LGM Gorris, GJCM de Boer & C van der Drift

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Korteland, J., Gorris, L., de Boer, G. et al. Simultaneous utilization of cysteine and thiosulfate for growth ofMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicum strain ΔH. Biotechnol Lett 11, 593–596 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01040042

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