Explain the importance, in the anaerobic waste treatment process, of relationship between hydrolytic, fermentative and methanogenic microorganisms. What is the electron donor in methanogenesis when CO2 is reduced to methane?

Explain the importance, in the anaerobic waste treatment process, of relationship between hydrolytic, fermentative and methanogenic microorganisms. What is the electron donor in methanogenesis when CO2 is reduced to methane?

Biochemistry

9th Edition

ISBN:9781319114671

Author:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Publisher:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Chapter1: Biochemistry: An Evolving Science

Section: Chapter Questions

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