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Friendly Microbes Break Down Chemicals in Riverbed Gravel and Sand
Jenn Hoskins
21st July, 2024
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Key Findings
- Researchers at Queen Mary University of London studied methane production in river sediments using dimethylsulfide (DMS) as a substrate
- Sandy river sediments produced significantly more methane from DMS than gravel sediments
- Methanomethylovorans were identified as the dominant methanogens responsible for DMS-dependent methane production in all river sediments tested
References
Main Study
1) Methanomethylovorans are the dominant dimethylsulfide-degrading methanogens in gravel and sandy river sediment microcosms
Published 20th July, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-024-00591-4
Related Studies
2) Global extent of rivers and streams.
3) Methanogenic archaea are globally ubiquitous in aerated soils and become active under wet anoxic conditions.
4) Methanomethylovorans uponensis sp. nov., a methylotrophic methanogen isolated from wetland sediment.
5) SIP metagenomics identifies uncultivated Methylophilaceae as dimethylsulphide degrading bacteria in soil and lake sediment.