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MEASUREMENT of CO2 uptake using the 14C technique1 in a volcanic acid lake Katanuma, in northwestern Japan, showed that microorganisms assimilate CO2 in dark and anoxic conditions even though the pH of water is as low as 1.8.
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SATAKE, K., SAIJO, Y. Microbial CO2 Fixation in the Anoxic Zone in a Volcanic Acid Lake. Nature 243, 99–100 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243099a0
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