Diversity of dimethylsulfide-degrading methanogens and sulfate-reducing bacteria in anoxic sediments along the Medway Estuary, UK.

Environmental Microbiology
Stephania L TsolaÖzge Eyice

Abstract

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas but the microbial diversity mediating methylotrophic methanogenesis is not well-characterized. One overlooked route to methane is via the degradation of dimethylsulfide (DMS), an abundant organosulfur compound in the environment. Methanogens and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) can degrade DMS in anoxic sediments depending on sulfate availability. However, we know little about the underlying microbial community and how sulfate availability affects DMS degradation in anoxic sediments. We studied DMS-dependent methane production along the salinity gradient of the Medway Estuary (UK) and characterized, for the first time, the DMS-degrading methanogens and SRB using cultivation-independent tools. DMS metabolism resulted in high methane yield (39%-42% of the theoretical methane yield) in anoxic sediments regardless of their sulfate content. Methanomethylovorans, Methanolobus and Methanococcoides were dominant methanogens in freshwater, brackish and marine incubations respectively, suggesting niche-partitioning of the methanogens likely driven by DMS amendment and sulfate concentrations. Adding DMS also led to significant changes in SRB composition and abundance in the sediments. Increases in the a...Continue Reading

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