Methane-dependent denitrification links the global nitrogen and methane cycles. Since its initial discovery in 2006, this process has been understood to involve a division of labor between an archaeal group and a bacterial group, which sequentially perform nitrate and nitrite reduction, respectively. Yao et al. have now revised this paradigm by identifying a Methylomirabilis bacterium capable of performing methane-dependent complete denitrification on its own.

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重新审视依赖甲烷的反硝化

依赖甲烷的反硝化将全球氮和甲烷循环联系起来。自 2006 年首次发现以来，这一过程被认为涉及古菌群和细菌群之间的分工，分别依次进行硝酸盐和亚硝酸盐的还原。姚等人。现在，通过鉴定一种能够自行进行甲烷依赖性完全反硝化的甲基化细菌，修改了这一范式。