The energetic consequences of hydrogen gradients in methanogenic ecosystems

Jan Dolfing

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05774.x

The energetic consequences of hydrogen gradients in methanogenic ecosystems

Jan Dolfing^*

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Abstract

Abstract In the dense microbial aggregates usually found in methanogenic waste water treatment systems, hydrogen has to diffuse from producers to consumers at considerable rates. The ensuing hydrogen gradients dissipate part of the potential energy that would otherwise be available to the hydrogen‐consuming organisms. The present paper evaluates the energetic consequences of this phenomenon.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-187
Number of pages	5
Journal	FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume	101
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05774.x
Publication status	Published - Sept 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Interspecies hydrogen transfer
Methanogenesis
Waster water treatment
Zero‐sum concept

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The energetic consequences of hydrogen gradients in methanogenic ecosystems

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