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. 1978 Aug;36(2):394–395. doi: 10.1128/aem.36.2.394-395.1978

H2-producing bacteria in digesting sewage sludge isolated on simmple, defined media.

P Holmes, M R Freischel
PMCID: PMC291235  PMID: 697371

Abstract

Twenty percent of bacteria isolated on simple, defined anaerobic media produced H2. Eighty-four percent of these were isolated on glucose. All were Enterobacteriaceae, primarily Citrobacter.

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