Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to climate change and is
primarily regulated in Nature by methanotrophic bacteria, which consume methane gas as …

Methane is the final product of the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter. The
conversion of organic matter to methane (methanogenesis) as a mechanism for energy …

Methane-oxidizing bacteria are characterized by their capability to grow on methane as sole
source of carbon and energy. Cultivation-dependent and-independent methods have …

Methane is an abundant gas used in energy recovery systems, heating, and transport.
Methanotrophs are bacteria capable of using methane as their sole carbon source. Although …

Soil microbiomes contribute to plant growth, health and agricultural production. However,
the influence of long-term application of different fertilizers on soil microbial diversity and …

Methane monooxygenase (MMO) enzymes activate O 2 for oxidation of methane. Two
distinct MMOs exist in nature, a soluble form that uses a diiron active site (sMMO) and a …

Growth of M ethylacidiphilum fumariolicum S olV, an extremely acidophilic methanotrophic
microbe isolated from an I talian volcanic mudpot, is shown to be strictly dependent on the …

Verrucomicrobia are ubiquitous in soil, but members of this bacterial phylum are thought to
be present at low frequency in soil, with few studies focusing specifically on verrucomicrobial …

The global budget of atmospheric CH4, which is on the order of 500–600 Tg CH4 per year,
is mainly the result of environmental microbial processes, such as archaeal methanogenesis …

Methanotrophs, cells that consume methane (CH4) as their sole source of carbon and
energy, play key roles in the global carbon cycle, including controlling anthropogenic and …