Methanogens: biochemical background and biotechnological applications

Franziska Enzmann1, Florian Mayer1, Michael Rother2, Dirk Holtmann1
1DECHEMA Research Institute, Industrial Biotechnology, Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25, 60486, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Zellescher Weg 20b, 01217, Dresden, Germany

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