Definition of methanogenesis
: the production of methane especially by the action of methanogens Methanogenesis occurs in vast natural and human-made environments, but only when the conditions are anaerobic.— James G. Ferry … the rate of microbial methanogenesis generally increases with temperature.— W. F. Weeks et al.
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The first known use of methanogenesis was in 1958
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