Methanotrophic acetogenesis drives a novel pathway of arsenic mobilization in reducing groundwaters
Naji M. Bassil, Wei Xiu, Laura A Richards, Bart E. van Dongen, David A. Polya, Huaming Guo, Alexander J. Probst, Jonathan Richard Lloyd
The paper identifies a microbial pathway where methane oxidation produces acetate, which then drives Fe(III) and As(V) reduction, leading to arsenic mobilization in groundwater.
bioRxiv · Dec 24, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology