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Expanding the phylogenetic distribution of cytochrome b-containing methanogenic archaea sheds light on the evolution of methanogenesis

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Ou,  Ya-Fei
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Dong,  Hong-Po
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McIlroy,  Simon J.
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Crowe,  Sean A.
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Hallam,  Steven J.
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Han,  Ping
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Kallmeyer,  J.
3.7 Geomicrobiology, 3.0 Geochemistry, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Simister,  Rachel L.
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Vuillemin,  A.
3.7 Geomicrobiology, 3.0 Geochemistry, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Leu,  Andy O.
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Liu,  Zhanfei
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Zheng,  Yan-Ling
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Sun,  Qian-Li
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Liu,  Min
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Tyson,  Gene W.
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Hou,  Li-Jun
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Ou, Y.-F., Dong, H.-P., McIlroy, S. J., Crowe, S. A., Hallam, S. J., Han, P., Kallmeyer, J., Simister, R. L., Vuillemin, A., Leu, A. O., Liu, Z., Zheng, Y.-L., Sun, Q.-L., Liu, M., Tyson, G. W., Hou, L.-J. (2022): Expanding the phylogenetic distribution of cytochrome b-containing methanogenic archaea sheds light on the evolution of methanogenesis. - ISME Journal, 16, 2373-2387.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-022-01281-0


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5013439
Abstract
Methane produced by methanogenic archaea has an important influence on Earth’s changing climate. Methanogenic archaea are phylogenetically diverse and widespread in anoxic environments. These microorganisms can be divided into two subgroups based on whether or not they use b-type cytochromes for energy conservation. Methanogens with b-type cytochromes have a wider substrate range and higher growth yields than those without them. To date, methanogens with b-type cytochromes were found exclusively in the phylum “Ca. Halobacteriota” (formerly part of the phylum Euryarchaeota). Here, we present the discovery of metagenome-assembled genomes harboring methyl-coenzyme M reductase genes reconstructed from mesophilic anoxic sediments, together with the previously reported thermophilic “Ca. Methylarchaeum tengchongensis”, representing a novel archaeal order, designated the “Ca. Methylarchaeales”, of the phylum Thermoproteota (formerly the TACK superphylum). These microorganisms contain genes required for methyl-reducing methanogenesis and the Wood-Ljundahl pathway. Importantly, the genus “Ca. Methanotowutia” of the “Ca. Methylarchaeales” encode a cytochrome b-containing heterodisulfide reductase (HdrDE) and methanophenazine-reducing hydrogenase complex that have similar gene arrangements to those found in methanogenic Methanosarcinales. Our results indicate that members of the “Ca. Methylarchaeales” are methanogens with cytochromes and can conserve energy via membrane-bound electron transport chains. Phylogenetic and amalgamated likelihood estimation analyses indicate that methanogens with cytochrome b-containing electron transfer complexes likely evolved before diversification of Thermoproteota or “Ca. Halobacteriota” in the early Archean Eon. Surveys of public sequence databases suggest that members of the lineage are globally distributed in anoxic sediments and may be important players in the methane cycle.