The Intricate World of Microbial Methane
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 421
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil microbiology; soil nutrient cycles; biogas;biomethanisation; compost microbiology
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Interests: anaerobic oxidation of methane; methanogenesis; electromicrobiology; greenhouse gas
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Join us in exploring the intricate world of microbial methane dynamics through our Special Issue of Microorganisms. Methane, the second most significant greenhouse gas, plays a pivotal role in global carbon cycles and climate change. At the heart of this cycle are methanogens and methanotrophs, which orchestrate methane production and consumption through microbial processes. Recent breakthroughs have broadened our understanding, unveiling novel methanogenic archaea and their symbiotic partners. Similarly, anaerobic methane oxidation and methanotrophic archaea have come under intense scrutiny, which has reshaped our understanding of methane metabolism.
Delving deeper, anaerobic digestion emerges as a key process in which microbial communities transform organic polymers into methane and carbon dioxide. This industrial-scale phenomenon, prevalent in waste management, offers biogas for energy and nutrient-rich digestate for fertilization.
In this Special Issue, we aim to encapsulate this vibrant field, and we invite manuscripts exploring all facets of microbial methane dynamics. From fundamental inquiries into methanogen and methanotroph biology to the ecological nuances of methane processes in diverse natural and engineered environments, we seek to showcase the latest research through the lens of Microorganisms.
Prof. Dr. Heribert Insam
Dr. Xueqin Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- methane
- methanogen
- methanotroph
- anaerobic oxidation of methane
- microbiology
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