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methanogenesis, n. Biol.|ˌmɛθənəʊ-, mɪˌθænəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs|
[f. methane n. + -o1 + genesis n.]
The production of methane by living organisms, esp. archaebacteria.
1969Biochim. & Biophys. Acta CXCII. 420 (heading) ATP requirement for methanogenesis in cell extracts of Methanobacterium strain M.o.H. 1976Ann. Rev. Microbiol. XXX. 268 Methane may even be ‘mined’ from city dumps where methanogenesis has taken place under the fill. 1983Science 4 Nov. 500/2 Methanogenesis in lake sediments. 1985Woese & Wolfe in Sokatch & Ornston Bacteria VIII. p. xxii, It is through methanogenesis that we have been introduced to the biochemical uniqueness of archaebacteria. |
