John D. Coates

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.

This study identifies hypophosphite as a natural inhibitor of syntrophic methanogenesis, offering a potential strategy for methane control in ecosystems.

The paper investigates how organic carbon oxidation state affects microbiome composition and greenhouse gas fluxes in anaerobic rice paddy sediments.

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.

This study demonstrates Azospira suillum PS can produce PHB under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions with perchlorate as an electron acceptor, highlighting its potential for sustainable bioplastic production.

This study investigates PHA production in SAR11 bacteria, finding that PHB synthesis is constitutive and may provide a fitness advantage.