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Fluorimetric monitoring of methanogenesis in anaerobic digestors

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A new parameter, QCH4(F420), is proposed to determine the potential methanogenic activity in the mixed microbial communities of anaerobic digestors. It is based on the particular fluorimetric properties of F420, a coenzyme common to and specific for methanogenic bacteria.

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Delafontaine, M.J., Naveau, H.P. & Nyns, E.J. Fluorimetric monitoring of methanogenesis in anaerobic digestors. Biotechnol Lett 1, 71–74 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01398311

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