The methanotrophs are true specialists; they grow only on methane a few other C1 compounds.
= Stuart = -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Lockley [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:05 AM To: Stuart Strand Cc: geoengineering Subject: Re: [geo] understanding arctic shrinkage OK, if these bacteria live in the deep ocean, can they be fertilized, eg by using iron? What about the ones that live in the upper ocean, which you imply are less significant? Are the bacteria specifically evolved for metabolising methane, or are they 'ordinary' bacteria that happen to do it as and when it takes their fancy? Can such bacteria be cultured in the lab, and would GM be of any assistance in improving the rate of methane metabolism? > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
