The Phylogenetic Position of the Family Methylococcaceae [PDF]
International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1995 The 16S ribosomal DNA-based phylogenetic positions of various members of the Methylococcaceae (group I methanotrophs) were investigated. The Methylococcaceae as a whole formed a distinct branch in the gamma subdivision of the Proteobacteria, and this branch had five distinct subbranches. On the basis of a number of phenotypic traits, phospholipid fatty
J P, Bowman, L I, Sly, E, Stackebrandt
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Spatial Heterogeneity in Methane Biogeochemistry and Prokaryotic Community Structure in Sub-Arctic Waterbodies in Northern Canada. [PDF]
Environ MicrobiolProkaryotic communities and methane dynamics differed markedly across 16 sub‐Arctic waterbodies. Maximum depth and permafrost thaw emerged as key drivers, with non‐stratified thaw‐affected sites hosting distinct communities and elevated methane fluxes, highlighting their potential role as emerging hotspots of methane emissions.
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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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Microbial Communities Drive Methane Fluxes From Floodplain Lakes-A Hydrological Gradient Perspective. [PDF]
Environ MicrobiolThis study examined the impact of methanotrophic bacteria (MOB) and methanogenic archaea (mGen) on CH4 emissions from oxbow lakes at various successional stages, analysing their interactions with physicochemical properties of water. The microbial structure, defined by the MOB/mGen ratio, shows emission rates of CH4 specific to each oxbow type.
Lew S, Burandt P, Glińska-Lewczuk K.
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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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Communal metabolism by Methylococcaceae and Methylophilaceae is driving rapid aerobic methane oxidation in sediments of a shallow seep near Elba, Italy [PDF]
Environmental Microbiology, 2019 Summary The 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 methane emissions.
Martin Taubert +12 more
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The water column of the Yamal tundra lakes as a microbial filter preventing methane emission [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2021 Microbiological, molecular ecological, biogeochemical, and isotope geochemical research was carried out in four lakes of the central part of the Yamal Peninsula in the area of continuous permafrost. Two of them were large (73.6 and 118.6 ha) and deep (up
A. Savvichev +12 more
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Active Methanotrophs and Their Response to Temperature in Marine Environments: An Experimental Study
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021 Aerobic methane (CH4) oxidation plays a significant role in marine CH4 consumption. Temperature changes resulting from, for example, global warming, have been suggested to be able to influence methanotrophic communities and their CH4 oxidation capacity ...
Jing Li +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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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Eutrophication is expected to increase methane production in freshwater sediments worldwide over the coming decades. Methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) consume a significant fraction of this sedimentary methane, but the factors that control their ...
Sigrid van Grinsven +6 more
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