Conductive particles enable syntrophic acetate oxidation between Geobacter and Methanosarcina from coastal sediments
A.-E. Rotaru, H. Stryhanyuk, F. Calabrese, F. Musat, P. M. Shrestha, H. S. Weber, O. L. O. Snoeyenbos-West, P. O. J. Hall, H. H. Richnow, N. Musat, B. Thamdrup
The paper shows conductive minerals enable electron transfer between Geobacter and Methanosarcina for syntrophic acetate oxidation in coastal sediments, increasing methanogenesis.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2017Microbiology