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Do you think microbes can also he used as source of energy? If yes. how?

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Microbes produce biogas (mixture of methane and other gases) by their microbial activity on waste organic substrate. Such produced biogas is used as fuel. So microbes can indirectly be used as source of energy. e.g., Methanogens.
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