A putatively new family of alphaproteobacterial chloromethane degraders from a deciduous forest soil revealed by stable isotope probing and metagenomics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chloromethane (CH₃Cl) is the most abundant halogenated organic compound in the atmosphere and substantially responsible for the destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer. Since anthropogenic CH₃Cl sources have become negligible with the application of the Montreal Protocol (1987), natural sources, such as vegetation and soils, have increased proportionally in the global budget. CH₃Cl-degrading methylotrophs occurring in soils might be an important and overlooked sink.

Results and conclusions

The objective of our study was to link the biotic CH₃Cl sink with the identity of active microorganisms and their biochemical pathways for CH₃Cl degradation in a deciduous forest soil. When tested in laboratory microcos

SUBMITTER: Krober E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9080209 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature