Methanolobus use unspecific methyltransferases to produce methane from dimethylsulfide
S. L. Tsola, Y. Chen, I. A. Sanders, C. K. Economou, V. Bruchert, O. Eyice
The paper identifies Methanolobus as dominant methylotrophic methanogens in Baltic Sea sediments and shows they use trimethylamine- and methanol-methyltransferases, not methyl-sulfide methyltransferases, to produce methane from DMS.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology