Wetland tree barks are dynamic hotspots for microbial trace gas cycling
Pok Man Leung, Luke C. Jeffrey, Sean K. Bay, Paula Gómez Álvarez, Montgomery Hall, Scott G. Johnston, Johannes Dittmann, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Tess F. Hutchinson, Nicholas V. Coleman, Xiyang Dong, Elisabeth S. M. Deschaseaux, Damien Troy Maher, Chris Greening
The paper identifies microbial communities in wetland tree barks that mediate methane and hydrogen cycling, showing they can both mitigate and emit climate-active gases.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology