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methanogen, n. Biol.|mɪˈθænəʊdʒən|
[Back-formation f. *methanogenic a.]
A methanogenic micro-organism.
1977Bacteriol. Rev. XLI. 541/1 My purpose here is both to describe certain features of methanogens..and to review the biology of this group. 1977Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 Nov. 6/3 We might never have made the acquaintance of archaebacteria or methanogens, which evolved 3.5 to 4 billion years ago. 1980S. J. Gould Panda's Thumb (1982) xxi. 222 Methanogens are not bacteria at all. 1984Science 9 Mar. 1021/3 Several taxonomically identified species of methanogens have now been isolated and studied in pure culture. 1989BioFactors II. 117/1 Most methylotrophic methanogens contain sarcinapterin. |