RARE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF METHANOGENIC BACTERIA FROM DIVERSE ECOLOGICAL NICHES IN INDIA FOR CARBON BALANCE AND MANAGEMENT IN OUR ENVIRONMENT

The continuous emission of Green House Gas (GHG) predominantly carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere becomes a major concern and also gaining much attention in the environmental agenda. Sequestration of CO2 is one of the major new and safe methods for such efforts which help the balance of carbon cycle in our environment. Methanogenic archaea is one of the natural encounters for sequestration of CO2. They are strict anaerobic, and the most diverse archaebacteria. Among all microbes, methanogenic bacteria are poorly characterized by means of isolation and identification. The present research is mainly prominent to isolate and identify the prospective methanogenic bacteria from different ecological niches of India. Three methanogenic bacterial isolates such as MET 1, MET 2 and MET 3 were observed, isolated and identified based on their different microbiological methanogenic investigations such as microscopic analysis, gas detection, substrate utilization and morphological identification. These methanogens are further used for effective carbon dioxide sequestration and enhanced biofuel production.