Covering: up to mid-2020 Terpenoids, also called isoprenoids, are the largest and most
structurally diverse family of natural products. Found in all domains of life, there are over 80 …

Lipid research represents a frontier for microbiology, as showcased by hopanoid lipids.
Hopanoids, which resemble sterols and are found in the membranes of diverse bacteria …

The oldest known seep deposits with macroinvertebrate taxa are Devonian in age. Although
more and more examples continue to be discovered, the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic record of …

Peat bogs store up to a third of all terrestrial carbon on Earth, and are one of the largest
natural sources of atmospheric methane. Anaerobic degradation of submerged Sphagnum …

Methane oxidation can occur in both aerobic and anaerobic environments; however, these
are completely different processes involving different groups of prokaryotes. Aerobic …

The stratified water column of the Black Sea is partitioned into oxic, suboxic, and euxinic
zones, each characterized by different biogeochemical processes and by distinct microbial …

Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous, ecologically important and phylogenetically diverse
components of the phytoplankton of marine and freshwater environments, as well as some …

Lipids, as one of the main building blocks of cells, can provide valuable information on
microorganisms in the environment. Traditionally, gas or liquid chromatography coupled to …

Bacteriohopanepolyols (BHPs) are membrane lipids produced by a wide range of
prokaryotes, including many methanotrophs, methylotrophs, cyanobacteria, nitrogen fixing …

Methylhopanoids are organic compounds synthesized by certain bacteria, that when
preserved in sediments act as molecular fossils or biomarkers for organic matter inputs from …