Genomic remnants of ancestral methanogenesis and hydrogenotrophy in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm9651
Abstract: Anaerobic methane metabolism is among the hallmarks of Archaea, originating very early in their evolution. Here, we show that the ancestor of methane metabolizers was an autotrophic CO2-reducing hydrogenotrophic methanogen that possessed the two main… read more here.
Keywords: carbon cycling; methanogenesis hydrogenotrophy; ancestral methanogenesis; methanogenesis ... See more keywords