Methanogenic degradation of organic matter is an important microbial process in lake
sediments. Temperature may affect not only the rate but also the pathway of CH 4 production …

Detailed studies on the relation of structure and function of microbial communities in a
sediment depth profile scarcely exist. We determined as functional aspect the vertical …

Methanogenesis from main methane precursors H2/CO2 and acetate was investigated in a
temperature range of 2–70° C using sediments from Lake Baldegg, Switzerland …

Methanogenic degradation of organic matter occurs in a wide temperature range from
psychrophilic to extreme thermophilic conditions. Mesophilic and thermophilic …

The methanogenic archaeal community, methane production, and carbon isotopic
fractionation were studied in the profundal sediments of oligotrophic Lake Stechlin. Because …

The in situ temperature of the profundal sediment of Lake Constance is constant at 4° C.
Methanogenic bacteria could not be detected at 6° C by the most probable number (MPN) …

The methanogenic archaeal communities in the sediment of two basins of an artificially
partitioned acidic bog lake were studied. In the northeast basin, which was separated from a …

As for lineages of known methanogens, several lineages of uncultured archaea were
recurrently retrieved in freshwater sediments. However, knowledge is missing about how …

Methanogenesis may represent a key process in the terminal phases of anaerobic organic
matter mineralization in sediments of coastal lagoons. The aim of the present work was to …

Methanogenic microbial communities in soil and sediment function only when the
environment is inundated and anoxic. In contrast to submerged soils, desiccation of lake …