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A microorganism, typically an archaeon, that produces methane through its metabolism.
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- methanogenic archaea
- methanogen culture
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A methanogen released gas in the sealed culture.
The digesters supported a methanogen community.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular methanogen; plural methanogens. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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