Reverse methanogenesis and respiration in methanotrophic archaea

PHA Timmers, CU Welte, JJ Koehorst, CM Plugge… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is catalyzed by anaerobic methane‐oxidizing
archaea (ANME) via a reverse and modified methanogenesis pathway. Methanogens can …

Groundwater ecosystem services: a review

C Griebler, M Avramov - Freshwater Science, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
Our daily life depends on many services delivered by the planet's ecosystems. Groundwater
ecosystems deliver services that are of immense societal and economic value, such as: 1) …

Nitrogen cycling and microbial cooperation in the terrestrial subsurface

OE Mosley, E Gios, M Close, L Weaver… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The nitrogen cycle plays a major role in aquatic nitrogen transformations, including in the
terrestrial subsurface. However, the variety of transformations remains understudied. To …

Drinking water microbiome assembly induced by water stagnation

F Ling, R Whitaker, MW LeChevallier… - The ISME journal, 2018 - academic.oup.com
What happens to tap water when you are away from home? Day-to-day water stagnation in
building plumbing can potentially result in water quality deterioration (eg, lead release or …

Small and mighty: adaptation of superphylum Patescibacteria to groundwater environment drives their genome simplicity

R Tian, D Ning, Z He, P Zhang, SJ Spencer, S Gao… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background The newly defined superphylum Patescibacteria such as Parcubacteria (OD1)
and Microgenomates (OP11) has been found to be prevalent in groundwater, sediment …

A post-genomic view of the ecophysiology, catabolism and biotechnological relevance of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes

R Rabus, SS Venceslau, L Wöhlbrand… - Advances in microbial …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dissimilatory sulphate reduction is the unifying and defining trait of sulphate-reducing
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …

The impacts of climate change on coastal groundwater

CM Richardson, KL Davis, C Ruiz-González… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Coastal groundwater (CGW) is a critical water resource for many communities and can be a
key part of coastal ecosystems. Owing to its location, CGW faces both terrestrial and marine …

[HTML][HTML] Underground gas storage as a promising natural methane bioreactor and reservoir?

A Molíková, M Vítězová, T Vítěz, I Buriánková… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Employing deep reservoirs as UGS (underground gas storage) has a long history across
continents. In 2018, 689 underground gas reservoirs with a total volume of 417 bcm were in …

Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems

C Cai, X Zhang, M Wu, T Liu, CY Lai, J Frank… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Reduction in methane emissions to the Earth's atmosphere is a critical strategy for tackling
climate change. It is well established that anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) associated …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental selection shapes the formation of near-surface groundwater microbiomes

L Yan, M Herrmann, B Kampe, R Lehmann… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamics drives both stochastic and deterministic community assembly in aquatic
habitats, by translocating microbes across geographic barriers and generating changes in …