Compared to bacteria, our knowledge of archaeal biology is limited. Historically,
microbiologists have mostly relied on culturing and single-gene diversity surveys to …

Despite broad scientific interest in harnessing the power of Earth's microbiomes, knowledge
gaps hinder their efficient use for addressing urgent societal and environmental challenges …

Peat depositional environments, the sites where and conditions under which peat
accumulates, significantly influence a resultant coal's physical properties, chemical …

Methane is the final product of the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter. The
conversion of organic matter to methane (methanogenesis) as a mechanism for energy …

Soils contain a tangle of minerals, water, nutrients, gases, plant roots, decaying organic
matter, and microorganisms which work together to cycle nutrients and support terrestrial …

Methane is one of the most important greenhouse gases on Earth and holds an important
place in the global carbon cycle. Archaea are the only organisms that use methanogenesis …

Most microbial communities consist of a genetically diverse assembly of different organisms,
and the level of genetic diversity plays an important part in community properties and …

Multicellular assemblages of microorganisms are ubiquitous in nature, and the proximity
afforded by aggregation is thought to permit intercellular metabolic coupling that can …

The anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to sulfate reduction is a microbially mediated
process requiring a syntrophic partnership between anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) …

Mid-infrared (IR) spectroscopic imaging using inherent vibrational contrast has been broadly
used as a powerful analytical tool for sample identification and characterization. However …