Atmospheric methane consumption in arid ecosystems acts as a reverse chimney and is accelerated by plant-methanotroph biomes
Published in ISME, 2025
Recommended citation: Delherbe, N.A., Gomez, O., Plominsky, A.M. et al. Atmospheric methane consumption in arid ecosystems acts as a reverse chimney and is accelerated by plant-methanotroph biomes. ISME (2025).
Using a collection of rhizosphere and desert soil MAGs, this study analyses the methanotrophic gene clusters used to sequester methane from the atmosphere. These important processes are more active in rhizosphere microbiota than in regions of dryer, unvegetated soils.