Methane-oxidizing bacterial community dynamics in sub-alpine forest soil.

ABSTRACT: Microbial activities in sub-alpine forest soil influence global cycling of the potent greenhouse gas methane. Understanding the dynamics of methane-oxidizing bacterial communities, particularly the roles of potentially active versus total microbial populations, is necessary for reducing uncertainty in global methane budget estimates. However, our understanding of the factors influencing methane cycling in forest soils is limited by our lack of knowledge about the biology of the microbes involved and how these communities are shaped by their environment. Here, we compared the composition and potential activity of microbial communities using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing of total genomic DNA (gDNA) and potentially active complementary DNA (cDNA) from shallow soil in Red Butte Canyon (Sal

SUBMITTER: Beals DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11537040 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature