Cooccurrence of Aerobic and Anaerobic Methane Oxidation in the Water Column of Lake Plußsee |
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Authors: | Gundula Eller Layla Knel and Martin Krüger |
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Institution: | Gundula Eller, Layla Känel, and Martin Krüger |
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Abstract: | Dissolved methane was investigated in the water column of eutrophic Lake Plußsee and compared to temperature, oxygen, and sulfide profiles. Methane concentrations and δ-13C signatures indicated a zone of aerobic methane oxidation and additionally a zone of anaerobic methane oxidation in the anoxic water body. The latter coincided with a peak in hydrogen sulfide concentration. High cell numbers of aerobic and anaerobic methane-oxidizing microorganisms were detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or the more sensitive catalyst-amplified reporter deposition-FISH, respectively, in these layers. |
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