Methane Production by Facultative Anaerobic Wood-Rot Fungi via a New Halomethane-Dependent Pathway

Abstract

Here, we demonstrate that wood-rot fungi produce methane anaerobically without the involvement of methanogenic archaea via a new, halomethane-dependent pathway. These findings of an anaerobic fungal methane formation pathway open another avenue in methane research and will further assist with current efforts in the identification of the processes involved and their ecological implications.