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Table 3 CH4 consumption potential (k) and methane oxidizing bacterial population (CFU) in slurries incubated with different electron donors (NH4Cl, FeCl2, Na2S). For all samples n = 3. Values are means and standard deviations

From: Methane oxidation and methane driven redox process during sequential reduction of a flooded soil ecosystem

Electron donors (added to slurry)

Rate constant

Methanotrophs population (104 CFU g−1 soil)

k (μg CH4 g−1 soil−1)

None

0.46 ± 0.05

11.66 ± 1.52

NH4 +

0.78 ± 0.02

24.00 ± 5.29

Fe2+

0.77 ± 0.02

28.00 ± 6.56

S2−

0.36 ± 0.04

1.67 ± 1.15

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Annals of Microbiology

ISSN: 1869-2044

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