Abstract
Paddy fields are a major emission source of the greenhouse gas methane. In the present study, the addition of ferrihydrite to xylan-amended paddy soil microcosms suppressed methane emissions. PCR-based and metatranscriptomic ana-lyses revealed that the addition of ferrihydrite suppressed methanogenesis by heterogeneous methanogens and simultaneously activated Geobacteraceae, the most abundant iron-reducing diazotrophs. Geobacteraceae may preferentially metabolize xylan and/or xylan-derived carbon compounds that are utilized by methanogens. Geomonas terrae R111 utilized xylan as a growth substrate under liquid culture conditions. This may constitute a novel mechanism for the mitigation of methane emissions previously observed in ferric iron oxide-applied paddy field soils.
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