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  • 5.9D: Methanogenesis
    https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology_(Boundless)/05%3A_Microbial_Metabolism/5.09%3A_Anaerobic_Respiration/5.9D%3A_Methanogenesis
    Methanogenesis is a form of anaerobic respiration that uses carbon as a electron acceptor and results in the production of methane.
  • 4.9D: Methanogenesis
    https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Universiti_Putra_Malaysia/ESC4103_-_Environmental_Microbiology_(Universiti_Putra_Malaysia)/04%3A_Microbial_Metabolism/4.09%3A_Anaerobic_Respiration/4.9D%3A_Methanogenesis
    Methanogenesis is a form of anaerobic respiration that uses carbon as a electron acceptor and results in the production of methane.
  • 5.1.4: Methanogenesis
    https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology_for_Earth_Scientists_(Kirk)/05%3A_Global_Biogeochemical_Cycles/5.01%3A_Carbon_cycle/5.1.04%3A_Methanogenesis
    \[\begin{align} & \text{HCOO}^{-} + \text{H}^{+} \longleftrightarrow 0.25 \ \text{CH}_{4} + 0.75 \ \text{CO}_{2} + 0.5 \ \text{H}_{2} \text{O} \\ & \text{H}_{2} + 0.25 \ \text{CO}_{2} \longleftrightar...HCOO−+H+⟷0.25 CH4+0.75 CO2+0.5 H2OH2+0.25 CO2⟷0.25 CH4+0.5 H2OThis pathway is known as carbon dioxide reduction or hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis and most methanogens are thought to be capable of it.

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