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A single archaeon couples long-chain fatty acid oxidation to methanogenesis


Methanoglobus dolicholipophagus AA-75 is a thermophilic archaeon isolated from a Chinese petroleum reservoir that converts methanol into methane, carbon dioxide and acetate, and uses saturated and unsaturated fatty acids to produce methane.

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