Methanosaeta
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Methanosaeta
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In taxonomy, Methanosaeta is a genus of the Methanosaetaceae.[1]
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Importance
Methanosaeta species are some of the most active methanogens in wetlands, producing an extensive amount of methane on Earth. The presence of methane is both good and bad. On one hand, methane is 20 times more effective than carbon dioxide in retaining heat—thus contributing to global warming at an increasing rate. On the other hand, methane can be used as bioenergy in an effort to move from large-scale fossil fuel usage to large-scale bioenergy usage, reducing carbon emissions. Scientists at UMass Amherst discovered that Methanosaeta have the ability to reduce carbon dioxide to methane through electrical connections with other microogranisms.[2]
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Methanosaeta. Data extracted from the Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Energy & Environmental Science." A New Model for Electron Flow during Anaerobic Digestion: Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer to Methanosaeta for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methane - (RSC Publishing). N.p., n.d. Web. 02 June 2014.
Further reading
Scientific journals
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Scientific books
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Scientific databases
- PubMed references for Methanosaeta
- PubMed Central references for Methanosaeta
- Google Scholar references for Methanosaeta
External links
- NCBI taxonomy page for Methanosaeta
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Methanosaeta
- Search Species2000 page for Methanosaeta
- MicrobeWiki page for Methanosaeta
- LSPN page for Methanosaeta
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