Methanotrophs: discoveries, environmental relevance, and a perspective on current and future applications

S Guerrero-Cruz, A Vaksmaa, MA Horn… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Reverse methanogenesis and respiration in methanotrophic archaea

PHA Timmers, CU Welte, JJ Koehorst, CM Plugge… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is catalyzed by anaerobic methane‐oxidizing
archaea (ANME) via a reverse and modified methanogenesis pathway. Methanogens can …

Anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to manganese reduction by members of the Methanoperedenaceae

AO Leu, C Cai, SJ McIlroy, G Southam… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is a major biological process that reduces global
methane emission to the atmosphere. Anaerobic methanotrophic archaea (ANME) mediate …

A methanotrophic archaeon couples anaerobic oxidation of methane to Fe (III) reduction

C Cai, AO Leu, GJ Xie, J Guo, Y Feng, JX Zhao… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Microbially mediated anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is a key process in the
regulation of methane emissions to the atmosphere. Iron can serve as an electron acceptor …

Anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to nitrate reduction in a novel archaeal lineage

MF Haroon, S Hu, Y Shi, M Imelfort, J Keller… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is critical for controlling the flux of methane from
anoxic environments. AOM coupled to iron, manganese and sulphate reduction have been …

Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria

KF Ettwig, MK Butler, D Le Paslier, E Pelletier… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Only three biological pathways are known to produce oxygen: photosynthesis, chlorate
respiration and the detoxification of reactive oxygen species. Here we present evidence for a …

[HTML][HTML] Bioconversion of natural gas to liquid fuel: opportunities and challenges

Q Fei, MT Guarnieri, L Tao, LML Laurens, N Dowe… - Biotechnology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Natural gas is a mixture of low molecular weight hydrocarbon gases that can be generated
from either fossil or anthropogenic resources. Although natural gas is used as a …

Microbial nitrate respiration–genes, enzymes and environmental distribution

B Kraft, M Strous, HE Tegetmeyer - Journal of biotechnology, 2011 - Elsevier
Nitrate is a key node in the network of the assimilatory and respiratory nitrogen pathways. As
one of the 'fixed'forms of nitrogen, nitrate plays an essential role in both nature and industry …

Evidence for nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation as a previously overlooked microbial methane sink in wetlands

B Hu, L Shen, X Lian, Q Zhu, S Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The process of nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-damo) was recently
discovered and shown to be mediated by “Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera”(M. oxyfera) …

Microbial stratification affects conversions of nitrogen and methane in biofilms coupling Anammox and n-DAMO processes

T Liu, S Hu, Z Yuan, J Guo - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
A methane-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) has a suitable configuration to
incorporate anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO) …