Widespread methane formation by Cyanobacteria in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
M. Bizic, T. Klintzch, D. Ionescu, M. Y. Hindiyeh, M. Guenthel, A. M. Muro Pastor, W. Eckert, F. Keppler, H.-P. Grossart
This study shows Cyanobacteria produce methane in both oxygenated and anoxic conditions, challenging the view that methanogenesis is exclusive to Archaea and linking it to climate change and Earth's methane history.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2019Microbiology