Microbial Ecophysiology group, Faculty of Biology/Chemistry and MARUM, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
Microbial Ecophysiology group, Faculty of Biology/Chemistry and MARUM, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
Trends Microbiol. 2017 Feb;25(2):88-90. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2016.12.001. Epub 2016 Dec 13.
Microbial methanotrophy is important in mitigating methane emissions to the atmosphere. Geochemical evidence suggests the occurrence of anaerobic methane oxidation with metal oxides in natural environments. A study has now identified, for the first time, novel freshwater archaea of the order Methanosarcinales that can oxidize methane with Fe(III) and Mn(IV) minerals as electron acceptors.
微生物甲烷营养作用对于减少甲烷向大气中的排放非常重要。地球化学证据表明，在自然环境中，金属氧化物会发生厌氧甲烷氧化作用。目前的一项研究首次发现，新型淡水古菌 Methanosarcinales 可以利用 Fe(III) 和 Mn(IV) 矿物作为电子受体氧化甲烷。
