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. 1977 Aug 5;9(4):369-71.
doi: 10.1007/BF01796101.

A comment on methanogenic bacteria and the primitive ecology

C R Woese

A comment on methanogenic bacteria and the primitive ecology

C R Woese. J Mol Evol. .

Abstract

The phenotype and antiquity of methanogenic bacteria suggest them to have been one of the major factors determining a dynamic balance between CO2 and CH4 in the primitive atmosphere.

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