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Extremohpiles: Methanogens

Year 11 Biology

Thought Co.

Euryarchaeota organisms consist mostly of extreme halophiles and methanogens.

Biology Online

A methanogen pertains to any of the various archaeabacteria that are capable of producing methane through the process of methanogenesis. Methanogenesis is the production of methane as a part of the metabolism in methanogens.

Science

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Methanogenesis. Animation made by the Centre de développement péda.

Professor Lee Krumholz explains everything you need to know about methane, including his research on the methane oxidizing bacteria that could have tremendous impact on energy production and the environment. Lee Krumholz is an environmental microbiologist at the University of Oklahoma where he teaches Geomicrobiology and other microbial ecology related courses and labs. His research focuses on how bacteria survive and grow in several different natural ecosystems.

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Science Direct

Methanogenesis, which yields the least amount of energy, takes place in the most extreme (reduced) anaerobic conditions. Methanogens carry out methanogenesis which produces methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas.

Nature

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Open access to scientific reports on methanogens.

Frontiers

Hydrogenotrophic methanogens are an intriguing group of microorganisms from the domain Archaea. Methanogens exhibit extraordinary ecological, biochemical, and physiological characteristics and possess a huge biotechnological potential.