Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
Article Title: Pushing the upper temperature limit of methanotrophy in continental hydrothermal ecosystems, active biological methane oxidation in hot springs of Yellowstone National Park
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1736896
Figure Lengend Snippet: Distribution and abundance of aerobic bacterial methanotroph phylotypes as a function of pH, temperature, chemical, and energy supply data. The size of the circle scales with the summed relative abundance of the methanotroph phylotypes. Gray circles are sites where relative abundance is <1%. Circles with an “x” are sites where bacterial aerobic methanotroph phylotypes were not detected. (A) The distribution across pH and temperature. (B) The distribution across the concentrations of dissolved O 2 and CH 4 in hot spring fluids. Included are the K m CH4 of Methylococcus capsulatus Bath and the K m O2 of Methylocystis . The line for the stoichiometric ratio of CH 4 to O 2 is also shown. (C) The distribution across energy supply for aerobic methane oxidation and the log ratio of the concentration of the electron donor (CH 4 ) and electron acceptor (O 2 ). The concentrations are corrected by the stoichiometry of the redox reaction and the line represents when they are stoichiometrically equal (ratio = 1).
Article Snippet: , Methylocystis sp. strain ATCC 49242 + 5,000 ppm CH4 ( ) , , 1950* , .
Techniques: Concentration Assay