The potential of CO2-based production cycles in biotechnology to fight the climate crisis

S Bachleitner, Ö Ata, D Mattanovich - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Rising CO2 emissions have pushed scientists to develop new technologies for a more
sustainable bio-based economy. Microbial conversion of CO2 and CO2-derived carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Microorganisms and climate change: a not so invisible effect

A Ibáñez, S Garrido-Chamorro, C Barreiro - Microbiology Research, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effect of climate change on flora and fauna has been widely discussed for years.
However, its consequences on microorganisms are generally poorly considered. The main …

Electrochemically coupled CH4 and CO2 consumption driven by microbial processes

Y Zheng, H Wang, Y Liu, P Liu, B Zhu, Y Zheng… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The chemical transformations of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) greenhouse
gases typically have high energy barriers. Here we present an approach of strategic …

Microbial gas fermentation technology for sustainable food protein production

C Woern, L Grossmann - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of novel, sustainable, and robust food production technologies represents
one of the major pillars to address the most significant challenges humanity is going to face …

Methanotrophy by a Mycobacterium species that dominates a cave microbial ecosystem

RJM Van Spanning, Q Guan, C Melkonian… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
So far, only members of the bacterial phyla Proteobacteria and Verrucomicrobia are known
to grow methanotrophically under aerobic conditions. Here we report that this metabolic trait …

Greenhouse gas mitigation requires caution

LY Stein, ME Lidstrom - Science, 2024 - science.org
Methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are greenhouse gases that rank second and third
behind carbon dioxide (CO2) as primary contributors to global warming and climate change …

Fiddler crab bioturbation stimulates methane emissions in mangroves: Insights into microbial mechanisms

G Qin, Z Lu, S Gan, L Zhang, J Wu, CJ Sanders… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mangrove ecosystems are pivotal in blue carbon capture, yet they can also release varying
levels of methane (CH 4). Fiddler crabs are known players in carbon (C) cycling within …

Chemosynthesis: a neglected foundation of marine ecology and biogeochemistry

F Ricci, C Greening - Trends in microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
Chemosynthesis is a metabolic process that transfers carbon to the biosphere using
reduced compounds. It is well recognised that chemosynthesis occurs in much of the ocean …

Quantification and uncertainty of global upland soil methane sinks: processes, controls, model limitations, and improvements

H Song, C Peng, Q Zhu, Z Chen, JP Blanchet… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Upland soils constitute the second largest and the only manageable methane (CH 4) sink,
yet current estimations remain substantially uncertain. This review identifies the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Feed additives for methane mitigation: A guideline to uncover the mode of action of antimethanogenic feed additives for ruminants

A Belanche, A Bannink, J Dijkstra, Z Durmic… - Journal of Dairy …, 2025 - Elsevier
This publication aims to provide guidelines of the knowledge required and the potential
research to be conducted in order to understand the mode of action of antimethanogenic …