Metal Oxide Reduction Linked to Anaerobic Methane Oxidation

• Autores: Oluwatobi E. Oni-, Michael W. Friedrich
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 25, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 88-90
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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.