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Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and produced mainly by methanogens. Few studies have specifically dealt so far with methanogens in estuarine environments. In this study, diversity and distribution of methanogens were investigated by clone library and T-RFLP analysis in a Jiulong River estuarine sediment core which contained clear sulfate-methane-transition zone. The majority of obtained sequences in clone libraries and T-RF peaks from T-RFLP analysis were assigned mainly to Methanosaeta, Methanomicrobiales and Methanosarcinales/ANME. The fragments of Methanosarcinales/ANME were most dominant group (mean 51 %) and composed largely of ANME-2a. In addition, Methanosaeta and Methanomicrobiales accounted for 21 and 28 % of all fragments. Therefore, the presence of Methanomicrobiales, Methanosaeta and ANME-2a was indicative of acetoclastic methanogenesis, hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, and anaerobic methane oxidation in Jiulong River estuarine sediments. This study provided the important knowledge towards understanding methane cycling association of representative of methanogens involved in estuarine environments.

Stratified Communities of Methanogens in the Jiulong River Estuarine Sediments, Southern China