Microbe hunters discover iron-munching microbe
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 07:01
in Earth & Climate
A microbe that 'eats' both methane and iron: microbiologists have long suspected its existence, but were not able to find it - until now. Researchers at Radboud University and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen discovered a microorganism that couples the reduction of iron to methane oxidation, and could thus be relevant in controlling greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Their results are published in the scientific journal PNAS on October 24, 2016.