A structural view of alkyl-coenzyme M reductases, the first step of alkane anaerobic oxidation catalyzed by archaea

ON Lemaire, T Wagner - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microbial anaerobic oxidation of alkanes intrigues the scientific community by way of its
impact on the global carbon cycle, and its biotechnological applications. Archaea are …

Taxonomic and carbon metabolic diversification of Bathyarchaeia during its coevolution history with early Earth surface environment

J Hou, Y Wang, P Zhu, N Yang, L Liang, T Yu, M Niu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Bathyarchaeia, as one of the most abundant microorganisms on Earth, play vital roles in the
global carbon cycle. However, our understanding of their origin, evolution, and ecological …

Genomic remnants of ancestral methanogenesis and hydrogenotrophy in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling

PS Adam, GE Kolyfetis, TLV Bornemann… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Anaerobic methane metabolism is among the hallmarks of Archaea, originating very early in
their evolution. Here, we show that the ancestor of methane metabolizers was an autotrophic …

Effect of extreme pH conditions on methanogenesis: Methanogen metabolism and community structure

S Qiu, X Zhang, W Xia, Z Li, L Wang, Z Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The control of pH is effective for inhibiting methanogenesis in the chain elongation
fermentation (CEF) system. However, obscure conclusions exist especially with regard to the …

Metagenomic profiles of archaea and bacteria within thermal and geochemical gradients of the Guaymas Basin deep subsurface

P Mara, D Geller-McGrath, V Edgcomb… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Previous studies of microbial communities in subseafloor sediments reported that microbial
abundance and diversity decrease with sediment depth and age, and microbes dominating …

Genome-centric metagenomics insights into functional divergence and horizontal gene transfer of denitrifying bacteria in anammox consortia

D Wang, Y Meng, F Meng - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Denitrifying bacteria with high abundances in anammox communities play crucial roles in
achieving stable anammox-based systems. Despite the relative constant composition of …

Denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation activity and microbial mechanisms in Riparian zone soils of the Yulin River, a tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir

S Hu, Q He, Y Liu, C Cheng - Water Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Riparian zones are recognized as major sources of greenhouse gas emissions, particularly
methane (CH 4). Denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation (DAMO) has garnered growing …

Comparative Genomics Unveils the Habitat Adaptation and Metabolic Profiles of Clostridium in an Artificial Ecosystem for Liquor Production

GY Fang, LJ Chai, XZ Zhong, ZM Lu, XJ Zhang… - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clostridium inhabiting pit mud (PM) is one of the important bacterial populations for
synthesizing flavor compounds of Chinese strong-flavor baijiu. The long-term cereal …

Impacts of cyanobacterial biomass and nitrate nitrogen on methanogens in eutrophic lakes

Y Zhu, X Chen, Y Yang, S Xie - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Methanogenesis is a key process in carbon cycling in lacustrine ecosystems. Knowledge of
the methanogenic pathway is important for creating mechanistic models as well as …

Habitat-dependent prokaryotic microbial community, potential keystone species, and network complexity in a subtropical estuary

L Duan, JL Li, LZ Yin, XQ Luo, M Ahmad, BZ Fang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbes (eg, bacteria and archaea) are indispensable components for the key biological
processes of estuarine ecosystems and three main habitats (sediment, particle, and water) …