Methanogenic fermentation of benzoate.
A methanogenic enrichment culture decomposed small concentrations of (14)C-benzoate to (14)C(4) and (14)CO(2) under stringently anaerobic conditions with or without preceding exposure to benzoate.
D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D008697:Methane / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008829:Microbiology; D010100:Oxygen; D012722:Sewage
D001565:Benzoates; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D012722:Sewage; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D008697:Methane; D010100:Oxygen