Methanogens are a unique group of strictly anaerobic archaea that are more metabolically
diverse than previously thought. Traditionally, it was thought that methanogens could only …

Microorganisms are important players in the global methane cycle. Anaerobic methanogenic
archaea are largely responsible for methane production, while aerobic methanotrophic …

Syntrophic interaction occurs during anaerobic fermentation of organic substances forming
methane as the final product. H 2 and formate are known to serve as the electron carriers in …

It has been proposed that early bacteria, or even the last universal common ancestor of all
cells, were thermophilic. However, research on the origin and evolution of thermophily is …

Syntrophic methanogenesis is an essential link in the global carbon cycle and a key
bioprocess for the disposal of organic waste and production of biogas. Recent studies …

An in vivo study was conducted to compare the enteric methane emissions and diversity of
ruminal methanogens in cattle and buffaloes kept in the same environment and fed on the …

Average nucleotide identity (ANI) was proposed almost 10 years ago as a means to
compare genetic relatedness among prokaryotic strains. It was found that values around …

In the past decade, the characterisation of the microbial community in anaerobic digestion
was primarily done by using high-throughput short-read amplicon sequencing. However, the …

Magnetite nanoparticles (nanoFe3O4) have been reported to facilitate direct interspecies
electron transfer (DIET) between syntrophic bacteria and methanogens thereby improving …

Biogenic production and release of methane (CH4) from thawing permafrost has the
potential to be a strong source of radiative forcing. We investigated changes in the active …