Is there a bacteria that uses hydrogen as its energy source?

Subject: Is there a bacteria that uses hydrogen as its energy source?

Date: Wed Apr 14 16:34:35 2010
Posted by Sam
Grade level: 10-12 School: St Peters
City: Hamilton State/Province: Waikato Country: New Zealand
Area of science: Microbiology
ID: 1271288075.Mi

Message:


I am asking because I am doing a project to see if I can come up with a way to 
reduce methane emmisions from cows. I thought if I had methane, hydrogen and 
CO2 eating bacteria that would take away the food source for the methogens and 
take away the methane that is left over.

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