Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to climate change and is
primarily regulated in Nature by methanotrophic bacteria, which consume methane gas as …

Copper (Cu) is an essential trace element for all living organisms and used as cofactor in
key enzymes of important biological processes, such as aerobic respiration or superoxide …

Bacterial methane oxidation using the enzyme particulate methane monooxygenase
(pMMO) contributes to the removal of environmental methane, a potent greenhouse gas …

Aerobic methanotrophs have long been known to play a critical role in the global carbon
cycle, being capable of converting methane to biomass and carbon dioxide. Interestingly …

Bacterial copper (Cu+) homeostasis enables both precise metallation of diverse
cuproproteins and control of variable metal levels. To this end, protein networks mobilize …

First row d‐block metal ions serve as vital cofactors for numerous essential enzymes and are
therefore required nutrients for all forms of life. Despite this requirement, excess free …

The hospital environment constitutes a reservoir of opportunistic pathogens responsible for
healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa). Pa …

The metals manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc are essential for almost all
bacteria, but their precise metal requirements vary by species, by ecological niche and by …

Copper is essential for most organisms as a cofactor for key enzymes involved in
fundamental processes such as respiration and photosynthesis. However, copper also has …

Copper is essential in cells as a cofactor for key redox enzymes. Bacteria have acquired
molecular components that sense, uptake, distribute, and expel copper ensuring that …