Methyl-based methanogenesis is one of three broad categories of archaeal anaerobic
methanogenesis, including both the methyl dismutation (methylotrophic) pathway and the …

Increasing evidence from sequence data from various environments, including the human
gut, suggests the existence of a previously unknown putative seventh order of methanogens …

Research on methanogenic Archaea has experienced a revival, with many novel lineages of
methanogens recently being found through cultivation and suggested via metagenomics …

Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas on earth. It is produced by
methanogenic archaea, which play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Three main …

Methanotrophs are a group of bacteria possessing a highly specialized metabolism
restricted to the utilization of methane and methanol and are a subset of the methylotrophs …

Highlights•The methanogens consist of the hydrogenotrophs and the methylotrophs.•The
methanogens are metabolically more versatile than previously appreciated.•Alternative …

Methane-oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs) play a vital role in reducing atmospheric
methane emissions, and hence mitigating their potent global warming effects. A significant …

Methane is one of the most important greenhouse gases on Earth and holds an important
place in the global carbon cycle. Archaea are the only organisms that use methanogenesis …

Methanotrophic microorganisms utilize methane as an electron donor and a carbon source.
To date, the capacity to oxidize methane is restricted to microorganisms from three bacterial …

Methanogenesis is the primary biogenic source of methane in the atmosphere and a key
contributor to climate change. The long-standing dogma that methanogenesis originated …