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University of California, Berkeley
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Matt E. Weaver, Ruiwen Hu, Ambrose Wang, Yi Liu, John D. Coates, Hans K. Carlson
This study shows that hypophosphite inhibits formate exchange in anaerobic digestors, reducing methane production and redirecting carbon and electron flow to hydrogen and volatile fatty acids without altering microbiome composition.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology
Ruiwen Hu, Matt E. Weaver, Leslie A. Day, John Mark Marquez, Heidi S. Aronson, David A. O. Meier, Pedro Romero, Mohd Farid Abdul Halim, Alesha D. Maxwell, Kyle C. Costa, Adam M. Deutschbauer, Morgan N. Price, Matthias Hess, Koushik Singha Roy, Ando Mariot Radanielson, , Hans K. Carlson
This study identifies hypophosphite as a natural inhibitor of syntrophic methanogenesis, offering a potential strategy for methane control in ecosystems.
Environmental Science & Technology · Jun 12, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology
Ruiwen Hu, Heidi S. Aronson, Matt E. Weaver, Morgan N. Price, Douglas Edward LaRowe, Yuting Liang, Adam M. Deutschbauer, John D. Coates, Hans K. Carlson
The paper investigates how organic carbon oxidation state affects microbiome composition and greenhouse gas fluxes in anaerobic rice paddy sediments.
Nature Communications · May 19, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology
Heidi S. Aronson, Matt E. Weaver, Ruiwen Hu, V. Celeste Lanclos, Jacob D. Rapp, Anthony T. Iavarone, Hans K. Carlson, John D. Coates
This paper describes a novel syntrophic interaction called lithosyntrophy, where phosphite oxidation drives hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis in an obligate partnership between a bacterium and a methanogen.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology