Ecology of methanogenic and methane-oxidizing microorganisms in paddy soil ecosystem

Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and paddy fields are an important source of methane emission. Methanogenic archaea methane-oxidizing bacteria inhabiting soil ecosystem play crucial roles in the emission from fields. This literature review summarizes progress ecological studies on methanogenic series investigations conducted various Emphasis was placed isolation identification bacteria, also composition, abundance, dynamics these microbial communities ecosystem. Some perspectives for future were presented robust stability archaeal community structure bias bacterial isolates identified at species level, which will provide fundamental information useful predicting, controlling, mitigating