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Initial adhesion of methanogenic bacteria to polymers

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Adhesion of four methanogenic bacteria on polymeric surfaces with different hydrophobicities was investigated using an adhesion test performed under anaerobic conditions.Methanosarcina mazei MC3 did not adhere to any support.Methanothrix soehngenii adhered preferentially to hydrophobic polymers whileMethanospirillum hungatei JF1 prefered hydrophilic surfaces andMethanobrevibacter arboriphilicus AZ adhered more or less to all the supports.

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  1. Station de Technologie Alimentaire C.E.R.T.I.A., I.N.R.A., B.P. 39, 59651, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex

    Dominique Verrier, Béatrice Mortier & Guy Albagnac

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Verrier, D., Mortier, B. & Albagnac, G. Initial adhesion of methanogenic bacteria to polymers. Biotechnol Lett 9, 735–740 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01024610

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