Abstract
The processes involved in the reduction of the oxides of sulphur, nitrogen and carbon compete for electrons. The free-energy changes involved, and the nature of the environment influence the outcome of this competition. Although methanogenesis is normally seen as the ultimate electron acceptor in anaerobic fermentations, methanogenesis may be competitively inhibited under some conditions, for example in anaerobic sediments containing high concentrations of sulphates (Widdel, 1986), or when methanogenic faecal slurries are supplemented with nitrates (Allison & Macfarlane, 1988).
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Stewart, C.S., Richardson, A.J., Douglas, R.M., Rumney, C.J. (1990). Hydrogen Transfer in Mixed Cultures of Anaerobic Bacteria and Fungi with Methanobrevibacter Smithii. In: Bélaich, JP., Bruschi, M., Garcia, JL. (eds) Microbiology and Biochemistry of Strict Anaerobes Involved in Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 54. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0613-9_10
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