The organic matter of living plants is the precursor material of the organic matter stored in
terrestrial soil ecosystems. Although a great deal of knowledge exists on the carbon turnover …

The mutual nutritional cooperation underpinning syntrophic propionate degradation
provides a scant amount of energy for the microorganisms involved, so propionate …

Methanogenesis is an essential part of the global carbon cycle and a key bioprocess for
sustainable energy. Methanogenesis from organic matter is accomplished by syntrophic …

Geobacter species specialize in making electrical contacts with extracellular electron
acceptors and other organisms. This permits Geobacter species to fill important niches in a …

Paddy fields are one of the largest anthropogenic sources of global CH4 emission. A
decrease in paddy CH4 emission can contribute significantly towards the control of global …

Rice agriculture feeds about a third of the world's population. However, rice fields are also
an important source in the global budget of the greenhouse gas methane. The emission of …

Dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRB) are a very diverse group of anaerobic
bacteria that are omnipresent in nature and play an imperative role in the global cycling of …

Syntrophy is an essential intermediary step in the anaerobic conversion of organic matter to
methane where metabolically distinct microorganisms are tightly linked by the need to …

Stable isotope probing (SIP) is a technique that is used to identify the microorganisms in
environmental samples that use a particular growth substrate. The method relies on the …

New soil organic matter (SOM) models highlight the role of microorganisms in plant litter
decomposition and storage of microbial-derived carbon (C) molecules. Wetlands store more …