Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota

Vanwonterghem, Inka; Evans, Paul N.; Parks, Donovan H.; Jensen, Paul D.; Woodcroft, Ben J.; Hugenholtz, Philip; Tyson, Gene W.

doi:10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2016.170

Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota

Journal Article · Mon Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nature Microbiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2016.170· OSTI ID:1424948

Vanwonterghem, Inka ^[1]; Evans, Paul N. ^[2]; Parks, Donovan H. ^[2]; Jensen, Paul D. ^[3]; Woodcroft, Ben J. ^[2]; Hugenholtz, Philip ^[2]; Tyson, Gene W. ^[2]

Univ. of Queensland, St. Lucia (Australia). Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland, Australia
Univ. of Queensland, St. Lucia (Australia). Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
Univ. of Queensland, St. Lucia (Australia). Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and Advanced Water Management Centre

Methanogenesis is the primary biogenic source of methane in the atmosphere and a key contributor to climate change. The long-standing dogma that methanogenesis originated within the Euryarchaeota was recently challenged by the discovery of putative methane-metabolizing genes in members of the Bathyarchaeota, suggesting that methanogenesis may be more phylogenetically widespread than currently appreciated. Here, we present the discovery of divergent methyl-coenzyme M reductase genes in population genomes recovered from anoxic environments with high methane flux that belong to a new archaeal phylum, the Verstraetearchaeota. These archaea encode the genes required for methylotrophic methanogenesis, and may conserve energy using a mechanism similar to that proposed for the obligate H₂-dependent methylotrophic Methanomassiliicoccales and recently described Candidatus ‘Methanofastidiosa’. Our findings indicate that we are only beginning to understand methanogen diversity and support an ancient origin for methane metabolism in the Archaea, which is changing our understanding of the global carbon cycle.

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Research Organization:: California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23). Biological Systems Science Division

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OSTI ID:: 1424948

Journal Information:: Nature Microbiology, Journal Name: Nature Microbiology Vol. 1; ISSN 2058-5276

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