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Growth of Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus in batch and continuous culture on H2 and CO2: influence of agitation

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A thermophilic methanogenic bacterium, Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus, was grown on H2 and CO2 in both batch and continuous culture, in a fermentor equipped with either a straight blade impeller or a Rushton impeller. Production was continued until 470 l CH4·l-1 per day was obtained with a biomass of 3.5 g dry wt. l-1 under batch conditions.

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  1. Laboratoire Chimie Bactérienne, CNRS, Université de Provence, B.P. 71, F-13277, Marseille Cédex 9, France

    Jean-Paul Peillex, Marie-Laure Fardeau, Robert Boussand & Jean-Pierre Belaich

  2. Laboratoire Microbiologie Industrielle, USTL, F-34060, Montpellier Cédex, France

    Jean-Marie Navarro

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Peillex, JP., Fardeau, ML., Boussand, R. et al. Growth of Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus in batch and continuous culture on H2 and CO2: influence of agitation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 29, 560–564 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00260985

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