Jessica Venetz, Olga M Żygadłowska, Nicky Dotsios, Anna J Wallenius, Niels A G M van Helmond, Wytze K Lenstra, Robin Klomp, Caroline P Slomp, Mike S M Jetten, Annelies J Veraart
In coastal waters, methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) can form a methane biofilter and mitigate methane emissions. The metabolism of these MOB is versatile, and the resilience to changing oxygen concentrations is potentially high. It is still unclear how seasonal changes in oxygen availability and water column chemistry affect the functioning of the methane biofilter, and MOB community composition. Here, we determined water column methane and oxygen depth profiles, the methanotrophic community structure, methane oxidation potential, and water-air methane fluxes of a eutrophic marine basin during summer stratification and in the mixed water in spring and autumn...
January 27, 2024: FEMS Microbiology Ecology