• Methane monooxygenases are found in methanotrophic bacteria, a class of bacteria that exist at the interface of aerobic (oxygen-containing) and anaerobic (oxygen-devoid) environments. (wikipedia.org)
  • Notably, strictly anaerobic methanotrophs may also harbour methane monooxygenases, although there are critical mismatches in the gene which prevent common methanotroph-seeking primers from matching. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the biological communities surrounding hydrothermal vents and cold seeps , extremophile bacteria provide the nutrients needed to sustain life by converting dissolved compounds, such as hydrogen sulphide and methane , to energy. (alchetron.com)
  • Anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to sulphate reduction (SR-AOM) prevents more than 90% of the oceanic methane emission to the atmosphere. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to sulphate reduction (SR-AOM) is a major process determining deep-sea geochemistry and cold-seep ecosystems. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Through high-pressure incubation, we have obtained an enrichment originating from a Mud Volcano from the Gulf of Cadiz, performing anaerobic oxidation of methane. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the present study, we reconstructed large phage genomes from freshwater lakes known to contain bacteria that oxidize methane. (nature.com)
  • common noun bacteria , singular bacterium ) constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms . (alchetron.com)
  • The ancestors of modern bacteria were unicellular microorganisms that were the first forms of life to appear on Earth, about 4 billion years ago. (alchetron.com)
  • Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot springs , radioactive waste , and the deep portions of Earth's crust. (alchetron.com)
  • His early research was on anaerobic treatment processes, biological processes for nitrogen removal and water reuse. (stanford.edu)
  • The nutrient cycle includes the decomposition of dead bodies and bacteria are responsible for the putrefaction stage in this process. (alchetron.com)
  • Once regarded as plants constituting the class Schizomycetes , bacteria are now classified as prokaryotes . (alchetron.com)
  • In industry, bacteria are important in sewage treatment and the breakdown of oil spills , the production of cheese and yogurt through fermentation, and the recovery of gold, palladium, copper and other metals in the mining sector, as well as in biotechnology , and the manufacture of antibiotics and other chemicals. (alchetron.com)
  • Bacteriophages (phages), viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, are important in both natural and human microbiomes because they prey on bacterial hosts, mediate horizontal gene transfer, alter host metabolism and redistribute bacterially derived compounds via host cell lysis 1 . (nature.com)
  • This bacterium was discovered in the hot springs of Bath, England. (wikipedia.org)
  • This result suggests that the release of O 2 during enzymatic perchlorate reduction was negligible, and that the oxygen produced was unavailable to the aerobic methanotrophs. (frontiersin.org)
  • Methanotrophic bacteria play an essential role of cycling carbon through anaerobic sediments. (wikipedia.org)