Alternative Titles: methane-producing bacterium, methanogen
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production of methane
...of the global carbon cycle but of importance in local situations and as a renewable energy source for human use. Methane production is carried out by the highly specialized and obligately anaerobic methanogenic prokaryotes, all of which are archaea. Methanogens use carbon dioxide as their terminal electron acceptor and receive electrons from hydrogen gas (H 2). A few other substances...