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ArticleThe ISME journal2018

A methanotrophic archaeon couples anaerobic oxidation of methane to Fe(III) reduction.

Chen Cai, Andy O Leu, Guo-Jun Xie, Jianhua Guo, Yuexing Feng, Jian-Xin Zhao, Gene W Tyson, Zhiguo Yuan, Shihu Hu

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Article in The ISME journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers.

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107citing papers in PubMed
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107 citing papers in PubMed, 402 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chen CaiAdvanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0167-1397
Andy O LeuAustralian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Guo-Jun XieAdvanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Jianhua GuoAdvanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Yuexing FengRadiogenic Isotope Facility, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Jian-Xin ZhaoRadiogenic Isotope Facility, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Gene W TysonAustralian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Zhiguo YuanAdvanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. z.yuan@awmc.uq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-1482
Shihu HuAdvanced Water Management Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. s.hu@awmc.uq.edu.au.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbially mediated anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is a key process in the regulation of methane emissions to the atmosphere. Iron can serve as an electron acceptor for AOM, and it has been suggested that Fe(III)-dependent AOM potentially comprises a major global methane sink. Although it has been proposed that anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) archaea can facilitate this process, their active metabolic pathways have not been confirmed. Here we report the enrichment and characterisation of a novel archaeon in a laboratory-scale bioreactor fed with Fe(III) oxide (ferrihydrite) and methane. Long-term performance data, in conjunction with the

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AnaerobiosisBioreactorsFerric CompoundsMethaneMethanosarcinalesOxidation-ReductionFerric Compoundsferric oxyhydroxideMethane

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PMID29662147
PMCPMC6052012
OpenAlexW2797728581

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