BIOL 3200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Sewage Treatment, Acidithiobacillus, Bioleaching
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4 h2 + co2 ch4 + 2h2o o o. Makes atp by oxidizing h gas and uses it as an energy source. Lots of co2: what organisms, mixed culture ! Gets co2 from other organisms in their environment o o. Swamps, marine sediments, sewage, digestive system of cows (cows produce methane and green house gases) Organic compounds + s co2 + h2s o. 6 co2 + 12 h2s c6h12o6 + 12s + 6h2o o o o. Use co2 as carbon source, use co2 but also uses h2s rather than other compounds. Located in swamps and upper layers of mud. Trichomes ! multicellular associations seen in nutirent rich waters, ponds, fertilizer. Found in fresh water, marine environments, on rocks. S (elemental) + 1. 5 o2 + h2o h2so4 o o. Can form a big mats across sewage treatment facilities. Used in bioleaching ! recover materials from industrial influence. Takes elemental sulfur and combines it with oxygen o.
