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New Findings on Microbial Degradation of Methane in Water

Micrographs showing the methane oxidizers discovered in Lake Rotsee. Left: The “classical” bacteria responsible for methane uptake are small and round. Right: 13C labelling combined with mass spectrometry reveals that methane is also assimilated by much larger, filamentous Crenothrix. The small blue (left) and white outlined structures (right) are non methanotrophic bacteria. arrow forward Image Zoom
Micrographs showing the methane oxidizers discovered in Lake Rotsee. Left: The “classical” bacteria responsible for methane uptake are small and round. Right: 13C labelling combined with mass spectrometry reveals that methane is also assimilated by much larger, filamentous Crenothrix. The small blue (left) and white outlined structures (right) are non methanotrophic bacteria. (Picture: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology)
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