Barking up the right trees – A microbial solution for our methane problem

树皮正确 — 解决甲烷问题的微生物解决方案

• 批准号: DE240100338
• 负责人: Dr Luke Jeffrey
• 金额: $ 31.71万
• 依托单位: Southern Cross University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE240100338
• 关键词: Barking; up; right; trees; microbial

This project aims to unveil the microbial diversity and metabolic capabilities of bark-dwelling microbial communities in Australian forests. Trees perform an important climatic function in sequestering atmospheric carbon, however the role of tree bark-associated microbiome in regulating other climate-active trace gasses such as methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide is unknown. Combining cutting-edge molecular and biogeochemical approaches, this project aims to characterise and quantify trace gas oxidation rates of forest bark microbiome. The anticipated outcomes include fundamental knowledge surrounding bark-associated microbial trace gas oxidation within global biogeochemical cycles, and insights into their response to climatic variables.

该项目旨在揭示澳大利亚森林中树皮栖息微生物群落的微生物多样性和代谢能力。树木在固定大气碳方面发挥着重要的气候功能，然而树皮相关微生物群在调节其他气候活跃的痕量气体如甲烷、氢气和一氧化碳方面的作用尚不清楚。结合前沿的分子和生物地球化学方法，该项目旨在表征和量化森林树皮微生物组的微量气体氧化率。预期的成果包括关于全球生物地球化学循环中树皮相关微生物微量气体氧化的基础知识，以及对它们对气候变量的反应的洞察。