The mobilome of the anaerobic methanotrophic archaea Methanoperedenaceae

微生物在调节地球气候方面发挥着至关重要的作用，但我们对它们如何受到我们快速变化的环境的影响还不太了解。“发现”项目将研究在淡水沉积物中发现的一组微生物，这些微生物可以在强效温室气体甲烷释放到大气之前将其消耗掉。我们已经开发了新的方法来研究微生物之间如何交换遗传物质，以及这如何帮助它们适应环境变化。总之，这将最终帮助我们开发更好的气候变化预测模型，并有助于我们了解对环境健康至关重要的微生物群落。

Microorganisms play a critical role in regulating Earth’s climate, but how they are affected by our rapidly changing environment is not well understood. This Discovery project will study a group of microorganisms found in freshwater sediment that can consume the potent greenhouse gas methane before it is released into the atmosphere. We have developed new methods to investigate how genetic material is exchanged between microorganisms, and how this helps them adapt to environmental changes. Together, this will ultimately help us develop better climate change prediction models and contribute to our understanding of microbial communities that are crucial for environmental health.