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Microbes decompose harmful substances In a laboratory at the Institute of Microbiology, Dr Stefan Kruse is preparing a bacterial culture for investigation into a so-called anaerobic chamber. Being cultivated in an oxy- gen-free environment, the epsiloproteobacteria decompo- se pollutants such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). During the process, hydrogen is produced. 36