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Scanning electron micrograph of Methanobrevibacter smithii DSM 861 (=PS T), Methanobrevibacter smithii DSM 2375 (=ALI), Methanobrevibacter smithii GRAZ-2 and WWM1085. Credit: International Journal of ...

Archaea are small single-celled microorganisms (microbes) that form one of the three domains of cellular life, along with bacteria and eukaryotes. They do not possess a nucleus and therefore belong to ...

The vast majority of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, released in the atmosphere is produced by a group of microorganisms called methanogens. Close relatives of methanogens, called anaerobic methane ...

A specialized enzyme machinery enables methanogenic microorganisms to thrive under extreme energy limitation. Methanogenic archaea use sophisticated enzyme systems to live in energy-limited anoxic ...

Methanogenic archaea use sophisticated enzyme systems to live in energy-limited anoxic environments. A key mechanism for saving energy is electron bifurcation, a reaction that ‘splits’ the energy of a ...

Microbiologists show that methanogenic archaea do not always need to form methane to survive. It is possible to bypass methanogenesis with the seemingly simpler and more environmentally friendly ...

Trapping carbon dioxide in rocks has been touted as a low-cost strategy for combating climate change. But a recent study shows that trace metals released by certain rock types proposed for CO 2 ...

Researchers test the viability of methane-producing microorganisms on different types of soils similar to those found on Mars. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — University of Arkansas researchers have tested the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence and severity of constipation was higher in patients with intestinal methanogen overgrowth.