Cultivation and visualization of a methanogen of the phylum Thermoproteota

AJ Kohtz, N Petrosian, V Krukenberg, ZJ Jay… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Methane is the second most abundant climate-active gas, and understanding its sources
and sinks is an important endeavour in microbiology, biogeochemistry, and climate …

Unveiling the unique role of iron in the metabolism of methanogens: A review

Y Ma, Y Qu, X Yao, C Xia, M Lv, X Lin, L Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Methanogens are the main participants in the carbon cycle, catalyzing five methanogenic
pathways. Methanogens utilize different iron-containing functional enzymes in different …

Methyl-reducing methanogenesis by a thermophilic culture of Korarchaeia

V Krukenberg, AJ Kohtz, ZJ Jay, R Hatzenpichler - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Methanogenesis mediated by archaea is the main source of methane, a strong greenhouse
gas, and thus is critical for understanding Earth's climate dynamics. Recently, genes …

Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes

H Zehnle, R Laso-Pérez, J Lipp, D Riedel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Methanogenic and methanotrophic archaea produce and consume the greenhouse gas
methane, respectively, using the reversible enzyme methyl-coenzyme M reductase (Mcr) …

Fiddler crab bioturbation stimulates methane emissions in mangroves: Insights into microbial mechanisms

G Qin, Z Lu, S Gan, L Zhang, J Wu, CJ Sanders… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mangrove ecosystems are pivotal in blue carbon capture, yet they can also release varying
levels of methane (CH 4). Fiddler crabs are known players in carbon (C) cycling within …

Analysis of nearly 3000 archaeal genomes from terrestrial geothermal springs sheds light on interconnected biogeochemical processes

YL Qi, YT Chen, YG Xie, YX Li, YZ Rao, MM Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Terrestrial geothermal springs are physicochemically diverse and host abundant
populations of Archaea. However, the diversity, functionality, and geological influences of …

Mcr-dependent methanogenesis in Archaeoglobaceae enriched from a terrestrial hot spring

S Buessecker, GL Chadwick, ME Quan… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The preeminent source of biological methane on Earth is methyl coenzyme M reductase
(Mcr)-dependent archaeal methanogenesis. A growing body of evidence suggests a …

Methanogens implicated by DNA evidence

M Kellom - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
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Functional and phylogenetic diversity of Cas10 proteins

T Wiegand, R Wilkinson, A Santiago-Frangos… - The CRISPR …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Cas10 proteins are large subunits of type III CRISPR RNA (crRNA)-guided surveillance
complexes, many of which have nuclease and cyclase activities. Here, we use …

Baseline metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) data of Sikkim hot springs from Indian Himalayan geothermal belt (IHGB) showcasing its potential CAZymes, and …

S Das, IN Najar, MT Sherpa, S Kumar… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Here we present the construction and characterization of metagenome assembled genomes
(MAGs) from two hot springs residing in the vicinity of Indian Himalayan Geothermal Belt …