Species composition of methane bacteria in fermented cattle manure

Nozhevnikova, A.N.; Zhilina, T.N.; Sokolova, T.G.

Prikladnaia Biokhimiia i Mikrobiologiia 24(4): 555-560

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0555-1099
PMID: 3186681
Document Number: 322757
The species composition of methanogenic bacteria taking part in thermophilic and mesophilic methanogenesis of cattle manure was studied. In both cases methanogenic bacteria belonging to the genera Methanosarcina, Methanothrix, and Methanobacterium were identified. The description of Methanosarcina thermophila, Methanosarcina mazei, Methanothrix thermoacetophila and Methanobacterium thermoformicicum are given. The methanogenic bacteria are able to utilize all the methane procursors known to date. In methanetanks fermenting cattle manure acetate-utilizing methanogenic bacteria play the leading role in contrast to the rumen microflora.

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