Unraveling the impact of lanthanum on methane consuming microbial communities in rice field soils.

ABSTRACT: The discovery of the lanthanide requiring enzymes in microbes was a significant scientific discovery that opened a whole new avenue of biotechnological research of this important group of metals. However, the ecological impact of lanthanides on microbial communities utilizing methane (CH₄) remains largely unexplored. In this study, a laboratory microcosm model experiment was performed using rice field soils with different pH origins (5.76, 7.2, and 8.36) and different concentrations of La³⁺ in the form of lanthanum chloride (LaCl₃). Results clearly showed that CH₄ consumption was inhibited by the addition of La³⁺ but that the response depended on the soil origin and pH. 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed the genus Methylobacter, Meth

SUBMITTER: Liu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844099 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature