Diversity and evolution of methanogens

产甲烷菌的多样性和进化

• 批准号: DE170100428
• 负责人: Dr Paul Evans
• 金额: $ 25.81万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-02-22 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE170100428
• 关键词: Diversity; evolution; methanogens

This project aims to discover methane-metabolising microorganisms and link their metabolic capabilities to cryptic parts of the carbon cycle. To date, only a small fraction of microbial diversity has been characterised, so there are significant gaps in our understanding of carbon cycling, while the metabolic capabilities of undiscovered and widely distributed microorganisms involved in methane metabolism remain unknown. This project will study these microorganisms’ metabolic pathways using DNA sequencing, bioinformatics and cultivation techniques. By understanding these microorganisms’ metabolisms, researchers expect to assess how they affect global carbon cycling and climate change.

该项目旨在发现甲烷代谢微生物，并将其代谢能力与碳循环的神秘部分联系起来。到目前为止，只有一小部分微生物多样性已被表征，因此我们对碳循环的理解存在重大差距，而未被发现和广泛分布的参与甲烷代谢的微生物的代谢能力仍然未知。该项目将利用DNA测序、生物信息学和培养技术研究这些微生物的代谢途径。通过了解这些微生物的代谢，研究人员希望评估它们如何影响全球碳循环和气候变化。