title: Methane Production from Formate by Syntrophic Association of Methanobacterium bryantii and Desulfovibrio vulgaris JJ.
abstract: Coculture of a sulfate-reducing bacterium, when grown in the absence of added sulfate, with Methanobacterium bryantii, which uses only H(2) and CO(2) for methanogenesis, degraded formate to CH(4). A pure culture of Desulfovibrio vulgaris JJ was able to produce small amounts of H(2). Such a syntrophic relationship might provide an additional way to avoid formate accumulation in anaerobic environments.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie and Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpement en Coopération, Université de Provence, 13331 Marseille Cedex, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Guyot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brauman