Talk:Methanotroph

Bacteria or Archaea

Are methanotrophs bacteria or archaea? The articles indicates both. 216.59.231.35 19:54, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Both bacteria and archaea can be methanotrophs. Dan (talk) 03:36, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Are Methanotrophs modified to absorb methane from the atmosphere?

It is very unlikely that methanotrophs could play a serious role in collecting methane from the open atmosphere. The methane concentration is just too low for that (~2ppm). It is of course true that the natural methane budget is greatly affected by methanotrophs. At the very least the claim that methanotrophs are being engineered to remove methane from the atmosphere needs a citation. I suspect, a more likely engineering option is to use methanotrophs in locations with high methane concentrations to clean up, e.g., in rice paddies, ruminant stomachs, land fills etc. This of course would help with the overall greenhouse gas budget. My suggestion is to do a literature search and change the text according to the outcome.

Kslackner (talk) 17:13, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Recovery of particulate methane monooxygenase structure and activity in a lipid bilayer

This is a study about particular methane monooxygenase (pMMO):

• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm3282
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359327326_Recovery_of_particulate_methane_monooxygenase_structure_and_activity_in_a_lipid_bilayer
• https://scitechdaily.com/methane-eating-bacteria-convert-potent-greenhouse-gas-into-usable-fuel/

An english native speaker may evenzually add some information according this topic in the articlen. Thnks.--Ernsts (talk) 12:27, 19 April 2022 (UTC)