Question

Name the microorganism responsible for the fermentation of slurry in the digester

Answer 1

The answer is methanogenic bacteria

Answer 2

Methanogenic bacteria is responsible for fermentation of slurry in digester.

Explanation:

The methanogenic bacteria are a large group of bacteria which have some characteristics.

• They can form a large amount of methane for the energy metabolism.
• They follow anaerobic respiration. So they are called anaerobes.
• They are the member of the family Archaebacteria.
• This type of bacteria can get their energy for their growth to convert substrates to the methane gas.