Methane is the most abundant hydrocarbon in the atmosphere, and it is an important
greenhouse gas, which has so far contributed an estimated 20% of postindustrial global …

Submarine hydrothermal vents are geochemically reactive habitats that harbour rich
microbial communities. There are striking parallels between the chemistry of the H2–CO2 …

The anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) with sulfate controls the emission of the
greenhouse gas methane from the ocean floor,. In marine sediments, AOM is performed by …

Abstract Microbes in Guaymas Basin (Gulf of California) hydrothermal sediments thrive on
hydrocarbons and sulfur and experience steep, fluctuating temperature and chemical …

▪ Abstract Since the delineation of 12 bacterial phyla by comparative phylogenetic analyses
of 16S ribosomal RNA in 1987 knowledge of microbial diversity has expanded dramatically …

The majority of life on Earth—notably, microbial life—occurs in places that do not receive
sunlight, with the habitats of the oceans being the largest of these reservoirs. Sunlight …

Microbes are difficult to culture. Consequently, the primary source of information about a
fundamental evolutionary topic, life's diversity, is the environmental distribution of gene …

Measurements of dissolved methane in the ocean have been available for only about 50
years. Methane measurements in sediments, where concentrations are millimolar, were first …

The anaerobic formation and oxidation of methane involve unique enzymatic mechanisms
and cofactors, all of which are believed to be specific for C1-compounds. Here we show that …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …