Thermophilic methane oxidation is widespread in Aotearoa-New Zealand geothermal fields

Geothermal areas represent substantial point sources for greenhouse gas emissions such as methane. While it is known that methanotrophic microorganisms act as a biofilter, decreasing the efflux of methane in most soils to the atmosphere, the diversity and the extent to which methane is consumed by t...

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Published in:Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors: Karen M. Houghton, Carlo R. Carere, Matthew B. Stott, Ian R. McDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1253773/full