Reducing methane emission by promoting its oxidation in rhizosphere through nitrogen-induced root growth in paddy fields

S Li, Y Chen, F Yu, Y Zhang, K Liu, X Zhuo, Y Qiu… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Nitrogen (N) fertilizer could promote rice root growth and alter methane (CH4)
emissions in paddy fields. This study investigated the mechanism of different N application …

Multiple microbial guilds mediate soil methane cycling along a wetland salinity gradient

WH Hartman, CP Bueno de Mesquita, SM Theroux… - Msystems, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Estuarine wetlands harbor considerable carbon stocks, but rising sea levels could affect
their ability to sequester soil carbon as well as their potential to emit methane (CH4). While …

Resilience of aerobic methanotrophs in soils; spotlight on the methane sink under agriculture

J Lim, H Wehmeyer, T Heffner, M Aeppli… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aerobic methanotrophs are a specialized microbial group, catalyzing the oxidation of
methane. Disturbance-induced loss of methanotroph diversity/abundance, thus results in the …

Attenuation of methane oxidation by nitrogen availability in arctic tundra soils

J Lee, J Yun, Y Yang, JY Jung, YK Lee… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
CH4 emission in the Arctic has large uncertainty due to the lack of mechanistic
understanding of the processes. CH4 oxidation in Arctic soil plays a critical role in the …

Methane biofiltration for the treatment of a simulated diluted biogas emission containing ammonia and hydrogen sulfide

D Valenzuela-Heredia, G Aroca - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Fugitive methane emissions impair the physical and chemical stability of the atmosphere.
Biological systems, such as biofilters, have been proposed as a feasible technology for the …

Interkingdom interaction: the soil isopod Porcellio scaber stimulates the methane-driven bacterial and fungal interaction

T Heffner, SA Brami, LW Mendes… - ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Porcellio scaber (woodlice) are (sub-) surface-dwelling isopods, widely recognized as “soil
bioengineers”, modifying the edaphic properties of their habitat, and affecting carbon and …

Exploring the synergy of enhanced weathering and Bacillus subtilis: A promising strategy for sustainable agriculture

H Niron, A Vienne, P Frings, R Poetra… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is one of the most urgent environmental challenges that humanity faces. In
addition to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, safe and robust carbon dioxide …

Mitomycin C-induced effects on aerobic methanotrophs in a landfill cover soil; implications of a viral shunt?

T Heffner, T Kaupper, M Heinrichs… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A viral shunt can occur when phages going through a lytic cycle, including lysogenic phages
triggered by inducing agents (eg mitomycin C), results in host lysis and the release of cell …

Methylocystis sp. Strain SC2 Acclimatizes to Increasing NH4+ Levels by a Precise Rebalancing of Enzymes and Osmolyte Composition

K Guo, A Hakobyan, T Glatter, N Paczia, W Liesack - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A high NH4+ load is known to inhibit bacterial methane oxidation. This is due to
a competition between CH4 and NH3 for the active site of particulate methane …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of substrate concentration on the methane-driven interaction network

T Heffner, LW Mendes, T Kaupper, D Frohloff… - European Journal of Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Methane, the primary substrate for aerobic methanotrophs, regulates the rate of
methanotrophic activity and shapes the composition of the methane-oxidizing community …