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Production of hydrogen and methane by a mutualistic methanogenic coculture (comprising Desulfovibrio strain FR-17 and Methanobacterium strain FR-2) during batch and continuous growth was monitored by membrane inlet mass spectrometry. This technique allows continuous non-invasive measurement of dissolved gases.
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Benstead, J., Archer, D.B., Lloyd, D. (1990). Role of Hydrogen in the Growth of Mutualistic Methanogenic Cocultures. In: Bélaich, JP., Bruschi, M., Garcia, JL. (eds) Microbiology and Biochemistry of Strict Anaerobes Involved in Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 54. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0613-9_14
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