Methane Oxidizing Bacteria and Its Capabilities

Methanophiles as a source of carbon and chemical energy, metabolize methane. To thrive, they need molecules with only one carbon atom. Methanophiles referred to as methane-oxidizing bacteria in functional terms. There are two types of methane-oxidizing bacteria: methane-assimilating bacteria and Autotrophic AmmoniaOxidizing Bacteria (AAOB). There are 60 different species of farmed aerobic methanotrophic bacteria across 18 genera. The most reduced form of carbon, methane, is oxidized by methanotrophic microbes using oxygen or alternate terminal electron acceptors. Abiogenic, thermogenic, and biogenic microbial sources are the main producers of this greenhouse gas. As a byproduct of biological degradation of organic matter, methane is liberated