The below mentioned article provides a note on methanogenesis. Methane producing prokaryotes are a group of archaea which are capable of reducing carbon dioxide or low molecular weight fatty acids to produce methane. The methanogens are strictly anaerobic active at redox potential between - 350 and - 450 mv. They can use CO2 as an electron acceptor. They reduce CO2 [...]
Everything you need to know about the history of Microbiology. Some of the most frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. What is metal cycling? Ans. The heavy metals like mercury can exist in a variety of inorganic and organic forms. Some microorganisms can form methyl mercury and can also form methylated forms of arsenic, selenium, tin and some other [...]
Everything you need to know about extremophiles. Some of the frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. What are extremophiles? Ans. The extremophiles are the organisms which grow under extreme environmental conditions like temperature, salinity, pH, anaerobic conditions (sensitive to oxygen), extreme atmospheric pressure, water stress and others under which other organisms will generally not grow or the conditions that [...]