The following article will guide you about how methanogens produce methane. The methanogens are known to possess new coenzymes and pathway which use hydrogen to reduce carbon dioxide or in some cases acetate to produce methane. Decomposition of cellulosic plant residues in swamps, bogs and digestive tracts of animals is brought about in nature by methanogenic bacteria. The main metabolic [...]
Everything you need to know about bacteria. Some of the frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. Write technical terms for the following: (i) Spherical bacteria (ii) The cocci of bacteria that remain in pairs after dividing. (iii) The bacterial cocci that remain in chains. (iv) Bacterial cocci arranged in cubes of eight cocci. (v) Bacterial cocci arranged in grape-like [...]
Everything you need to know about plasmids. Some of the frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. What is a Plasmid ? Ans. The plasmids have been reported from prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic cells. A plasmid may be defined as extra-chromosomal genetic element which is not essential for the growth of the cell and has no extra cellular form. [...]