- Department:(Dept. 3) Plankton and Microbial Ecology
Long-Read Amplicon Sequencing of Nitric Oxide Dismutase (nod) Genes Reveal Diverse Oxygenic Denitrifiers in Agricultural Soils and Lake Sediments
This study indicates that nod-gene-targeted long-read sequencing can be a powerful tool for studying the ecology of oxygenic denitrifiers, and the results also suggest that oxygenic these novel microbes are prevalent and abundant in different terrestrial samples, where they could play an important, but yet overlooked role in nitrogen transformations.
A fast-response automated gas equilibrator (FaRAGE) for continuous in situ measurement of CH4 and CO2 dissolved in water
To better understand the production and loss processes of methane and carbon dioxide in water bodies, their concentrations need to be measured with high spatial and temporal resolution. For continuous in situ measurement of CH4 and CO2 dissolved in water, researchers from IGB developed a Fast-Response Automated Gas Equilibrator (FaRAGE).
Global CO2 emissions from dry inland waters share common drivers across ecosystems
Generally, calculations that scale up carbon dioxide emissions from land and water surface areas do not take into account that inland waters dry out intermittently. This means that the actual emissions from inland waters have been significantly underestimated.