Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane Coupled to the Reduction of Different Sulfur Compounds as Electron Acceptors in Bioreactors

1 General Introduction and Thesis Outline
1.1 General introduction and problem statement
1.2 Objectives and scope of the study
1.3 Thesis outline
1.4 References
2 Physiology and Distribution of Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane (AOM) by Archaeal Methanotrophs
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Microbiology of AOM
2.3 Physiology of ANME
2.4 Drivers for the distribution of ANME in natural habitats
2.5 Ex situ enrichment of ANME
2.6 Approaches for AOM and ANME studies
2.7 Conclusion and outlook
2.8 References
3 Microbial Sulfate Reducing Activities in Anoxic Sediment from Marine Lake Grevelingen
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Material and methods
3.3 Results
3.4 Discussion
3.5 Conclusion
3.6 References
4 Pressure Sensitivity on an ANME-3 Predominant Anaerobic Methane Oxidizing Community from Coastal Marine Grevelingen Sediment
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Material and methods
4.3 Results
4.4 Discussion
4.5 Conclusions
4.6 References
5 Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane Coupled to Thiosulfate Reduction in a Biotrickling Filter
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Material and methods
5.3 Results and discussion
5.4 Conclusions
5.5 References
6 Enrichment of Anaerobic Methanotrophs in Biotrickling Filters using Different Sulfur Compounds as Electron Acceptors
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Material and methods
6.3 Results
6.4 Discussion
6.5 References
7 General Discussion and Future Perspectives
7.1 Introduction
7.2 AOM community steered by pressure and substrates used
7.3 FISH- nanometer scale secondary ion mass spectrometry (FISHNanoSIMS) analysis investigation on AOM-SR and the microorganisms involved
7.4 Future perspectives
7.5 References
Appendix 1 Supporting Information for Chapter 4