Editorial: The methane moment - Cross-boundary significance of methanogens: Preface

Zhe Lyu^{1

2}, Amelia-Elena Rotaru³, Mark Pimentel⁴, Cui-Jing Zhang⁵, Simon K-M R Rittmann^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
² Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
³ Nordic Center for Earth Evolution (NORDCEE), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
⁴ Medically Associated Science and Technology (MAST) Program, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
⁵ Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
⁶ Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.
⁷ Arkeon GmbH, Tulln a.d. Donau, Austria.

PMID: 36504803
PMCID: PMC9731359
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1055494

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Editorial: The methane moment - Cross-boundary significance of methanogens: Preface

Zhe Lyu et al. Front Microbiol. 2022.

. 2022 Nov 14:13:1055494.

doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1055494. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Zhe Lyu^{1

2}, Amelia-Elena Rotaru³, Mark Pimentel⁴, Cui-Jing Zhang⁵, Simon K-M R Rittmann^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
² Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
³ Nordic Center for Earth Evolution (NORDCEE), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
⁴ Medically Associated Science and Technology (MAST) Program, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
⁵ Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
⁶ Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.
⁷ Arkeon GmbH, Tulln a.d. Donau, Austria.

PMID: 36504803
PMCID: PMC9731359
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1055494

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Keywords: agriculture; biotechnology; energy; environment; health; host; methanogenesis; microbiome.

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Conflict of interest statement

Author SK-MRR is co-founder of Arkeon GmbH. Author MP is a consultant for Bausch Health, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salvo Health, and Vivante Health Inc. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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