A laboratory study of the long-term impacts of a methane pulse event on a soil microbial community
Compared to the control, the pulse altered the methanotrophic community which remained disturbed throughout the experiment. Stimulation of methanotrophs resulted in increases in methane oxidation rates which declined through time. The relative abundance of pmoA increased in response to the methane pulse, while mmoX was greater in the control. The broader microbial community was also disturbed by the methane pulse.
Authors
- Simon Gregory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-1390)
- G. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2282-963X)
- Tom Bott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-8169)
Institutions
- British Geological Survey (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxaf108
- Primary Topic
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Lancaster University
- James Hutton Institute
- University of Nottingham
- Cranfield University
- British Geological Survey
- Bangor University
- Directorate for Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology