An evolving view of methane metabolism in the Archaea

PN Evans, JA Boyd, AO Leu, BJ Woodcroft… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Methane is a key compound in the global carbon cycle that influences both nutrient cycling
and the Earth's climate. A limited number of microorganisms control the flux of biologically …

Comparative genomics reveals electron transfer and syntrophic mechanisms differentiating methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea

GL Chadwick, CT Skennerton, R Laso-Pérez… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to sulfate reduction is a microbially mediated
process requiring a syntrophic partnership between anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) …

Artificial electron acceptors decouple archaeal methane oxidation from sulfate reduction

S Scheller, H Yu, GL Chadwick, SE McGlynn… - Science, 2016 - science.org
The oxidation of methane with sulfate is an important microbial metabolism in the global
carbon cycle. In marine methane seeps, this process is mediated by consortia of anaerobic …

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 …

Electron transfer in syntrophic communities of anaerobic bacteria and archaea

AJM Stams, CM Plugge - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2009 - nature.com
Interspecies electron transfer is a key process in methanogenic and sulphate-reducing
environments. Bacteria and archaea that live in syntrophic communities take advantage of …

Anaerobic oxidation of methane: progress with an unknown process

K Knittel, A Boetius - Annual review of microbiology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Methane is the most abundant hydrocarbon in the atmosphere, and it is an important
greenhouse gas, which has so far contributed an estimated 20% of postindustrial global …

The ecology and biotechnology of sulphate-reducing bacteria

G Muyzer, AJM Stams - Nature reviews microbiology, 2008 - nature.com
Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are anaerobic microorganisms that use sulphate as a
terminal electron acceptor in, for example, the degradation of organic compounds. They are …

Zero-valent sulphur is a key intermediate in marine methane oxidation

J Milucka, TG Ferdelman, L Polerecky, D Franzke… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from marine sediments are controlled by
anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled primarily to sulphate reduction (AOM). Sulphate …

The global methane cycle: recent advances in understanding the microbial processes involved

R Conrad - Environmental microbiology reports, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[KNIHA][B] Geomicrobiology

HL Ehrlich, DK Newman - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …