Preferential utilization of the methane component of natural gas by a mixed culture of bacteria
- 1 September 1969
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 15 (9) , 1114-1116
- https://doi.org/10.1139/m69-200
Abstract
A mixed culture of bacteria was grown on natural gas for 6 months. When tested at this time, the culture was found to use methane as the preferred carbon source. No selective enrichment of ethane or propane utilizers was observed.Keywords
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