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During this PhD. thesis, the importance of methane-oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs) and their ecological demands were studied on the longitudinal transect along an important European river - the River Elbe. However, it was necessary to adjust methodologies for precise measurements of methane oxidation in such a variable aquatic environment. Based on laboratory experiments and field measurements, several key methodological recommendations for future planning of methane oxidation rate estimations in an unknown environment have been identified or specified. In line with the variability of the river habitats, considerable heterogeneity was also found in the obtained data on methane concentration and methanotrophical activity. Probably, some of the most important information gathered during many field sampling campaigns is that sites with the highest methane concentration usually showed a very low activity of methanotrophic bacteria (resulting in higher methane emissions). These sites are predominantly human modified sections of the river, such as locks, weirs, harbors and canals. On the contrary, the free-flowing parts of the river, modified only by groynes, showed low level of methane concentration. And so groynes could represent a more effective solution and "natural-close" habitats of navigability of rivers.

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Bactérias metanotróficas são capazes de utilizar metano como única fonte de carbono e energia, e sua importância no ambiente está relacionada à mitigação das emissões deste gás para a atmosfera. Os manguezais brasileiros são altamente produtivos, apresentam potencial para a produção de metano, e infere-se que a comunidade metanotrófica seja fundamental neste ecossistema. O escopo do projeto foi pesquisar a diversidade taxonômica e funcional de bactérias metanotróficas presentes em sedimento do manguezal de Bertioga (SP, Brasil), através de novas técnicas de cultivo e enriquecimento, incluindo a técnica de DNA-SIP com utilização do metano como substrato marcado, o que permite estudar o papel das bactérias não cultiváveis na oxidação do CH4. Consórcios que utilizam metano para o crescimento foram obtidos nos pontos estudados. Representando a microbiota ativa (DNA marcado), foram identificadas metanotróficas clássicas da família Methylococcaceae, além de grupos de micro-organismos cujo papel no ciclo do CH4 é incerto, como os da Família Methylophilaceae e do Filo TM7. / Methanotrophic bacteria are able to use methane as sole carbon and energy source, and its importance in the environment is related to the mitigation of methane emissions to the atmosphere. Brazilian mangroves are highly productive, have potential to methane production, and it is inferred that methanotrophic community is of great importance for this ecosystem. The scope of the project was to investigate the functional and taxonomic diversity of methanotrophic bacteria present in sediments from Bertioga´s mangrove (SP, Brazil), through new techniques of cultivation and enrichment, including the technique of DNA-SIP with the use of methane as a labeled substrate, which allows to study the role of non-culturable bacteria in the oxidation of CH4. Microbial consortia using methane for growth were obtained from studied samples. Representing the active microbiota (labeled DNA), were identified classic metanotrophs belonging to Family Methylococcaceae, and groups of micro-organisms whose role in methane cycle is uncertain, as the Family Methylophilaceae and the Phylum TM7.

Bactérias metanotróficas são capazes de utilizar metano como única fonte de carbono e energia, e sua importância no ambiente está relacionada à mitigação das emissões deste gás para a atmosfera. Os manguezais brasileiros são altamente produtivos, apresentam potencial para a produção de metano, e infere-se que a comunidade metanotrófica seja fundamental neste ecossistema. O escopo do projeto foi pesquisar a diversidade taxonômica e funcional de bactérias metanotróficas presentes em sedimento do manguezal de Bertioga (SP, Brasil), através de novas técnicas de cultivo e enriquecimento, incluindo a técnica de DNA-SIP com utilização do metano como substrato marcado, o que permite estudar o papel das bactérias não cultiváveis na oxidação do CH4. Consórcios que utilizam metano para o crescimento foram obtidos nos pontos estudados. Representando a microbiota ativa (DNA marcado), foram identificadas metanotróficas clássicas da família Methylococcaceae, além de grupos de micro-organismos cujo papel no ciclo do CH4 é incerto, como os da Família Methylophilaceae e do Filo TM7. / Methanotrophic bacteria are able to use methane as sole carbon and energy source, and its importance in the environment is related to the mitigation of methane emissions to the atmosphere. Brazilian mangroves are highly productive, have potential to methane production, and it is inferred that methanotrophic community is of great importance for this ecosystem. The scope of the project was to investigate the functional and taxonomic diversity of methanotrophic bacteria present in sediments from Bertioga´s mangrove (SP, Brazil), through new techniques of cultivation and enrichment, including the technique of DNA-SIP with the use of methane as a labeled substrate, which allows to study the role of non-culturable bacteria in the oxidation of CH4. Microbial consortia using methane for growth were obtained from studied samples. Representing the active microbiota (labeled DNA), were identified classic metanotrophs belonging to Family Methylococcaceae, and groups of micro-organisms whose role in methane cycle is uncertain, as the Family Methylophilaceae and the Phylum TM7.