Diversity and Composition of Methanotroph Communities in Caves

Author:

Webster Kevin D.12ORCID,Schimmelmann Arndt3,Drobniak Agnieszka4,Mastalerz Maria4,Rosales Lagarde Laura5,Boston Penelope J.6,Lennon Jay T.7ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona, USA

2. Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona, USA

3. Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

4. Indiana Geological and Water Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

5. Department of Physical and Life Sciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nevada State College, Henderson, Nevada, USA

6. NASA Astrobiology Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA

7. Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Abstract

Recent observations have shown the atmospheric greenhouse gas methane (CH 4 ) is consumed by microorganisms (methanotrophs) in caves at rates comparable to CH 4 oxidation in surface soils. Caves are abundant in karst landscapes that comprise 14% of Earth’s land surface area, and therefore may represent a potentially important, but overlooked, CH 4 sink.

Funder

National Geographic Society Expeditions Council

DOD | Army Research Office

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of Energy

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

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