STUDY OF THE PROPERTIES OF A COMMUNITY OF METHANE-OXIDIZING MICROORGANISMS BASED ON METHYLOMONAS METHANICA
The possibility of directed microbial community formation based on Methylomonas methanica was investigated. The indicators of biomass accumulation during the cultivation of the monoculture Methylomonas methanica and the microbial association with its participation in the methane-air and methane-ethane-air atmosphere were analyzed. It has been shown that the cultivation of an associative culture with the use of methane-ethane mixture increases the biomass concentration by 44% compared with monocultivation.