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An investigation of the use of fluorescence to monitor activity in anaerobic treatment systems

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Factor F-420, a coenzyme common to and specific for methanogenic bacteria, was monitored in three bench-scale anaerobic fermenters, with different substrates and a range of physiological conditions. F-420 concentrations decreased with increasing solids retention times and also varied among reactors depending on electron donor (substrate).

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 01003, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

    S. M. Pause & M. S. Switzenbaum

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Pause, S.M., Switzenbaum, M.S. An investigation of the use of fluorescence to monitor activity in anaerobic treatment systems. Biotechnol Lett 6, 77–80 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00127293

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