A metagenomic insight into freshwater methane-utilizing communities and evidence for cooperation between the Methylococcaceae and the Methylophilaceae [PDF]
PeerJ, 2013 We investigated microbial communities active in methane oxidation in lake sediment at different oxygen tensions and their response to the addition of nitrate, via stable isotope probing combined with deep metagenomic sequencing.
David A.C. Beck +7 more
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Oxygen availability is a major factor in determining the composition of microbial communities involved in methane oxidation [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 We have previously observed that methane supplied to lake sediment microbial communities as a substrate not only causes a response by bona fide methanotrophic bacteria, but also by non-methane-oxidizing bacteria, especially by members of the family ...
Maria E. Hernandez +3 more
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The methanol dehydrogenase gene, mxaF, as a functional and phylogenetic marker for proteobacterial methanotrophs in natural environments. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The mxaF gene, coding for the large (α) subunit of methanol dehydrogenase, is highly conserved among distantly related methylotrophic species in the Alpha-, Beta- and Gammaproteobacteria.
Evan Lau +3 more
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A Novel Moderately Thermophilic Type Ib Methanotroph Isolated from an Alkaline Thermal Spring in the Ethiopian Rift Valley [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 Aerobic moderately thermophilic and thermophilic methane-oxidizing bacteria make a substantial contribution in the control of global warming through biological reduction of methane emissions and have a unique capability of utilizing methane as their sole
Tajul Islam +4 more
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Microbial Ecology of Methanotrophy in Streams Along a Gradient of CH4 Availability
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Despite the recognition of streams and rivers as sources of methane (CH4) to the atmosphere, the role of CH4 oxidation (MOX) in these ecosystems remains poorly understood to date.
Tom Battin +2 more
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Thermophilic methane oxidation is widespread in Aotearoa-New Zealand geothermal fields [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Geothermal areas represent substantial point sources for greenhouse gas emissions such as methane. While it is known that methanotrophic microorganisms act as a biofilter, decreasing the efflux of methane in most soils to the atmosphere, the diversity ...
Karen M. Houghton +6 more
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Metagenomic identification of active methanogens and methanotrophs in serpentinite springs of the Voltri Massif, Italy [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 The production of hydrogen and methane by geochemical reactions associated with the serpentinization of ultramafic rocks can potentially support subsurface microbial ecosystems independent of the photosynthetic biosphere.
William J. Brazelton +8 more
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The methane-oxidizing microbial communities of three maar lakes in tropical monsoon Asia [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyMethane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) is a group of planktonic microorganisms that use methane as their primary source of cellular energy. For tropical lakes in monsoon Asia, there is currently a knowledge gap on MOB community diversity and the factors ...
Iona Eunice C. Bicaldo +26 more
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Methane-oxidizing bacterial community dynamics in sub-alpine forest soil [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumMicrobial activities in sub-alpine forest soil influence global cycling of the potent greenhouse gas methane. Understanding the dynamics of methane-oxidizing bacterial communities, particularly the roles of potentially active versus total microbial ...
Delaney G. Beals +2 more
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Electron acceptors modulate methane oxidation and active methanotrophic communities in anoxic urban wetland sediments [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyUrban wetlands, although often overlooked, are hotspots for CH4 cycling. However, the understanding of anaerobic CH4 oxidation and microbial responses to different electron acceptors in urban wetlands remains limited. Here, we employed DNA-stable isotope
Ruiyu Yang +8 more
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