ERC Consolidator Grant · 2021
CONDUCTIVE MINERALS AS ELECTRICAL CONDUITS IN METHANE CYCLING
This proposal aims to gain a fundamental understanding of the impact of anthropogenic conductive particles on methane emissions. We recently showed that conductive particles are vital for the interspecies cross-feeding of a methane-producing consortium from the Baltic Sea. Previous to that, we showed that conductive particles accelerate methane production in synthetic dual-species consortia that typically function via direct electron transfer. Others showed that conductive particles may also stimulate anaerobic methane oxidation. For the latter, the reports are scarce and contradictory. It is mysterious how microorganisms interact with the conductive particles and how conductive particles…
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