Viruses help shape microbiome response to polyphenol rewiring of methane-suppressed peat microcosms
Source: Plos.org· James Riddell V., Rokaiya Nurani Shatadru, Garrett J. Smith, Bridget B. McGivern, Jared B. Ellenbogen, Sophie K. Jurgensen, Ami Fofana, Malak M. Tfaily, Kelly C. Wrighton, Matthew B. Sullivan· July 30, 2026
Addition of catechin to peat microcosms can reduce methane emissions by allowing catechin-degrading bacteria to outcompete methanogens for hydrogen. This study uses meta-omics to reveal that viral lysis of catechin degraders redistributes phenolic intermediat…
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