Methanotrophs are vigorous H2S oxidizers using a sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase and a ba3-type terminal oxidase
R. A. Schmitz, S. H. Peeters, S. S. Mohammadi, T. Berben, T. van Erven, C. A. Iosif, T. van Alen, W. Versantvoort, M. S. M. Jetten, H. J. M. Op den Camp, A. Pol
This study shows that the methanotroph Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum SolV can oxidize both CH4 and H2S, using SQR and ba3-type oxidase to detoxify H2S and support CH4 oxidation.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2022Microbiology