This Genome Watch article highlights recent findings that expand the known diversity of methanogenic archaea and the metagenomic evidence that led to their identification and cultivation.
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Kellom, M. Methanogens implicated by DNA evidence. Nat Rev Microbiol 23, 71 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-024-01135-w
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