Global diversity and inferred ecophysiology of microorganisms with the potential for dissimilatory sulfate/sulfite reduction

M Diao, S Dyksma, E Koeksoy, DK Ngugi… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sulfate/sulfite-reducing microorganisms (SRM) are ubiquitous in nature, driving the global
sulfur cycle. A hallmark of SRM is the dissimilatory sulfite reductase encoded by the genes …

Role and regulation of anaerobic methane oxidation catalyzed by NC10 bacteria and ANME-2d archaea in various ecosystems

W Yang, L Shen, Y Bai - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater wetlands, paddy fields, inland aquatic ecosystems and coastal wetlands are
recognized as important sources of atmospheric methane (CH 4). Currently, increasing …

Microbial communities involved in methane, sulfur, and nitrogen cycling in the sediments of the Barents Sea

S Begmatov, AS Savvichev, VV Kadnikov, AV Beletsky… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
A combination of physicochemical and radiotracer analysis, high-throughput sequencing of
the 16S rRNA, and particulate methane monooxygenase subunit A (pmoA) genes was used …

Cable bacteria with electric connection to oxygen attract flocks of diverse bacteria

JJ Bjerg, JJM Lustermans, IPG Marshall… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cable bacteria are centimeter-long filamentous bacteria that conduct electrons via internal
wires, thus coupling sulfide oxidation in deeper, anoxic sediment with oxygen reduction in …

Cable bacteria extend the impacts of elevated dissolved oxygen into anoxic sediments

F Liu, Z Wang, B Wu, JT Bjerg, W Hu, X Guo… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Profound biogeochemical responses of anoxic sediments to the fluctuation of dissolved
oxygen (DO) concentration in overlaying water are often observed, despite oxygen having a …

Cable bacteria reduce methane emissions from rice-vegetated soils

VV Scholz, RU Meckenstock, LP Nielsen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and
approximately 11% of the global anthropogenic methane emissions originate from rice …

Cable bacteria at oxygen‐releasing roots of aquatic plants: a widespread and diverse plant–microbe association

VV Scholz, BC Martin, R Meyer, A Schramm… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cable bacteria are sulfide‐oxidising, filamentous bacteria that reduce toxic sulfide levels,
suppress methane emissions and drive nutrient and carbon cycling in sediments. Recently …

Cable bacteria accelerate the anaerobic removal of pyrene in black odorous river sediments

Y Huang, W Hu, M Dong, Y Yang, X Yang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cable bacteria play an essential role in biogeochemical processes in sediments by long-
distance electron transport (LDET). A potential relationship has been found between cable …

Dissimilatory nitrate reduction by a freshwater cable bacterium

U Marzocchi, C Thorup, AS Dam, A Schramm… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cable bacteria (CB) are filamentous Desulfobulbaceae that split the energy-conserving
reaction of sulfide oxidation into two half reactions occurring in distinct cells. CB can use …

Microbial succession in a marine sediment: Inferring interspecific microbial interactions with marine cable bacteria

P Liau, C Kim, MA Saxton… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cable bacteria are long, filamentous, multicellular bacteria that grow in marine sediments
and couple sulfide oxidation to oxygen reduction over centimetre‐scale distances via long …