Communal metabolism by Methylococcaceae and Methylophilaceae is driving rapid aerobic methane oxidation in sediments of a shallow seep near Elba, Italy.
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14728
Abstract: Release of abiotic methane from marine seeps into the atmosphere is a major source of this potent greenhouse gas. Methanotrophic microorganisms in methane seeps use methane as carbon and energy source, thus significantly mitigating global… read more here.
Keywords: methylococcaceae; oxidation; methylophilaceae; methane ... See more keywords
Communal Metabolism of Methane and the Rare Earth Element Switch
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DOI: 10.1128/jb.00328-17
Abstract: ABSTRACT The metabolism of methane is an important part of the biogeochemical cycling of carbon. Methane is also a major contributor to climate change. A specialized group of microbes that consume methane, the methanotrophs, represent… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; metabolism methane; metabolism; rare earth ... See more keywords