Plant symbiosis articles within Nature Geoscience

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• News & Views | 01 September 2010

  Methanotrophs in moss

  Peat bogs release large quantities of methane to the atmosphere. A global survey of peat mosses reveals a ubiquitous symbiotic relationship with methane-oxidizing bacteria.

  • Yin Chen
  •  & J. Colin Murrell

• Letter | 22 August 2010

  Global prevalence of methane oxidation by symbiotic bacteria in peat-moss ecosystems

  The degradation of submerged Sphagnum mosses generates significant quantities of methane in peat bogs. A global survey of these mosses reveals the presence of an active population of methane-oxidizing bacteria.

  • Nardy Kip
  • , Julia F. van Winden
  •  & Huub J. M. Op den Camp