Methanogens are organisms so tiny that most people never notice them, yet they are nearly everywhere — in lakes and wetlands, wastewater treatment systems and landfills, and even inside the human ...

Sulfur is a fundamental element of life and all organisms need it to synthesize cellular materials. Autotrophs, such as plants and algae, acquire sulfur by converting sulfate into sulfide, which can ...

Who says biologists only like to sit in their labs doing research? The theory proves wrong with CSUN’s Larry Baresi, a Northridge resident who enjoys cooking, making wines, riding his bike, hiking, ...

Fine-scale variations of conserved 16S rRNA sequences are commonly observed in microbial populations (Rocap et al., 2003; Klepac-Ceraj et al., 2004; Hunt et al., 2008). However, the ecological ...

Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery about methanogens, unique microorganisms that transform electricity and carbon dioxide into methane. The results could pave the way for microbial ...

The process by which plants and algae acquire sulfur—converting sulfate into sulfide—requires a lot of energy and produces harmful intermediates and byproducts that need to be immediately transformed.

There are approximately 9000 species of birds within the Class Aves, but only one species, the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), has evolved a foregut fermentation system that is similar to that of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence and severity of constipation was higher in patients with intestinal methanogen overgrowth.