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 membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: A review

G Skouteris, D Hermosilla, P López, C Negro… - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
This review provides an overview of the present situation, from 2006 to date, of the
anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology with special emphasis on performance and …

Artificial electron acceptors decouple archaeal methane oxidation from sulfate reduction

S Scheller, H Yu, GL Chadwick, SE McGlynn… - Science, 2016 - science.org
The oxidation of methane with sulfate is an important microbial metabolism in the global
carbon cycle. In marine methane seeps, this process is mediated by consortia of anaerobic …

Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems

C Cai, X Zhang, M Wu, T Liu, CY Lai, J Frank… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Reduction in methane emissions to the Earth's atmosphere is a critical strategy for tackling
climate change. It is well established that anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) associated …

Anaerobic oxidation of methane: an “active” microbial process

M Cui, A Ma, H Qi, X Zhuang, G Zhuang - MicrobiologyOpen, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is an important sink of methane that plays a
significant role in global warming. AOM was first found to be coupled with sulfate reduction …

Physiology and distribution of archaeal methanotrophs that couple anaerobic oxidation of methane with sulfate reduction

S Bhattarai, C Cassarini, PNL Lens - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
In marine anaerobic environments, methane is oxidized where sulfate-rich seawater meets
biogenic or thermogenic methane. In those niches, a few phylogenetically distinct microbial …

Anaerobic oxidation of methane with sulfate: on the reversibility of the reactions that are catalyzed by enzymes also involved in methanogenesis from CO2

RK Thauer - Current opinion in microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) with sulfate is apparently catalyzed by an
association of methanotrophic archaea (ANME) and sulfate-reducing bacteria. In many …

Energy metabolism during anaerobic methane oxidation in ANME archaea

SE McGlynn - Microbes and environments, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Anaerobic methane oxidation in archaea is often presented to operate via a pathway of
“reverse methanogenesis”. However, if the cumulative reactions of a methanogen are run in …

Impact of reactor configuration on anammox process start-up: MBR versus SBR

Y Tao, DW Gao, Y Fu, WM Wu, NQ Ren - Bioresource Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is an energy saving biological nitrogen removal
process which was limited to slow growth rate of anammox bacteria during start-up period …

Sulfur and oxygen isotope fractionation during sulfate reduction coupled to anaerobic oxidation of methane is dependent on methane concentration

C Deusner, T Holler, GL Arnold, SM Bernasconi… - Earth and Planetary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Isotope signatures of sulfur compounds are key tools for studying sulfur cycling in the
modern environment and throughout earth's history. However, for meaningful interpretations …