Open AccessEnergy Conservation and Hydrogenase Function in Methanogenic Archaea, in Particular the GenusMethanosarcina
Author(s) -
Thomas D. Mand,
William W. Metcalf
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
microbiology and molecular biology reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.358
H-Index - 247
eISSN - 1098-5557
pISSN - 1092-2172
DOI - 10.1128/mmbr.00020-19
Subject(s) - biology , archaea , methanosarcina , methanosarcina barkeri , genus , methanomicrobiales , euryarchaeota , hydrogenase , function (biology) , ecology , zoology , bacteria , methanogenesis , evolutionary biology , genetics
The biological production of methane is vital to the global carbon cycle and accounts for ca. 74% of total methane emissions. The organisms that facilitate this process, methanogenic archaea, belong to a large and phylogenetically diverse group that thrives in a wide range of anaerobic environments. Two main subgroups exist within methanogenic archaea: those with and those without cytochromes.
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