Microbial oxidation of atmospheric trace gases

C Greening, R Grinter - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
The atmosphere has recently been recognized as a major source of energy sustaining life.
Diverse aerobic bacteria oxidize the three most abundant reduced trace gases in the …

[FeFe]-and [NiFe]-hydrogenase diversity, mechanism, and maturation

JW Peters, GJ Schut, ES Boyd, DW Mulder… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The [FeFe]-and [NiFe]-hydrogenases catalyze the formal interconversion between
hydrogen and protons and electrons, possess characteristic non-protein ligands at their …

Multiple energy sources and metabolic strategies sustain microbial diversity in Antarctic desert soils

M Ortiz, PM Leung, G Shelley… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Numerous diverse microorganisms reside in the cold desert soils of continental Antarctica,
though we lack a holistic understanding of the metabolic processes that sustain them. Here …

Genomic and metagenomic surveys of hydrogenase distribution indicate H2 is a widely utilised energy source for microbial growth and survival

C Greening, A Biswas, CR Carere, CJ Jackson… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Recent physiological and ecological studies have challenged the long-held belief that
microbial metabolism of molecular hydrogen (H2) is a niche process. To gain a broader …

Trace gas oxidizers are widespread and active members of soil microbial communities

SK Bay, X Dong, JA Bradley, PM Leung, R Grinter… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Soil microorganisms globally are thought to be sustained primarily by organic carbon
sources. Certain bacteria also consume inorganic energy sources such as trace gases, but …

Genomic insights into the Acidobacteria reveal strategies for their success in terrestrial environments

SA Eichorst, D Trojan, S Roux… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Members of the phylum Acidobacteria are abundant and ubiquitous across soils. We
performed a large‐scale comparative genome analysis spanning subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 …

[HTML][HTML] Solar energy conversion: From natural to artificial photosynthesis

ME El-Khouly, E El-Mohsnawy, S Fukuzumi - Journal of photochemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar energy has a great potential as a clean, cheap, renewable and sustainable energy
source, but it must be captured and transformed into useful forms of energy as plants do. An …

Two Chloroflexi classes independently evolved the ability to persist on atmospheric hydrogen and carbon monoxide

ZF Islam, PRF Cordero, J Feng, YJ Chen… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Most aerobic bacteria exist in dormant states within natural environments. In these states,
they endure adverse environmental conditions such as nutrient starvation by decreasing …

Energetics of respiration and oxidative phosphorylation in mycobacteria

GM Cook, K Hards, C Vilchèze… - Molecular Genetics …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Mycobacterium comprises a group of obligately aerobic bacteria that have
adapted to inhabit a wide range of intracellular and extracellular environments. A …

Verrucomicrobial methanotrophs: ecophysiology of metabolically versatile acidophiles

RA Schmitz, SH Peeters, W Versantvoort… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Methanotrophs are an important group of microorganisms that counteract methane
emissions to the atmosphere. Methane-oxidising bacteria of the Alpha-and …