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হোমঅভিধানMmethanogen

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methanogen

A microorganism, typically an archaeon, that produces methane as a metabolic byproduct in an anaerobic environment.
Noun
pl: methanogens

This term is used exclusively within scientific and technical registers, specifically in microbiology, ecology, and geochemistry. It describes a specialized group of organisms that occupy a narrow ecological niche where oxygen is absent, making it a key term when discussing anaerobic digestion or the carbon cycle.

Because it refers to a specific biological entity, it is used as a countable noun. Researchers typically refer to a "methanogen" when discussing a single species or strain, and "methanogens" when referring to the group or a population within a sample.

Meanings

Noun

A microorganism, typically an archaeon, that produces methane as a metabolic byproduct in an anaerobic environment.

The researchers studied a specific methanogen found in the digestive tracts of ruminants.

Examples

A methanogen is a type of archaeon that thrives in oxygen free environments.

A methanogen is a type of archaeon that thrives in oxygen free environments.

Trivia

These methanogens live in the rumen of cows to help break down cellulose.

These methanogens live in the rumen of cows to help break down cellulose.

Trivia

I wonder if this soil sample contains any active methanogen species.

I wonder if this soil sample contains any active methanogen species.

The anaerobic digester relies on a methanogen population to produce biogas.

Business

Look at how the methanogen converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methane.

Look at how the methanogen converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methane.

School Life

Deep sea hydrothermal vents are often home to the thermophilic methanogen.

Trivia

We need to isolate the methanogen from the sediment layer for the experiment.

School Life

The presence of a methanogen in the wetland contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.

The presence of a methanogen in the wetland contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.

Trivia

Is every methanogen strictly anaerobic or are some aerotolerant?

Is every methanogen strictly anaerobic or are some aerotolerant?

School Life

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