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Name the agent which decomposes animal dung into biogas.

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anaerobic micro-organisms

Animal dung is decomposed to bio gas by the process of anaerobic fermentation. This process is carried out by a group of prokaryotic anaerobic microorganisms known as Archaea. The Archaea are responsible for the formation of the methane gas and are thus classified as the methanogens.


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