Microbial Communities in Underground Gas Reservoirs Offer Promising Biotechnological Potential

Securing new sources of renewable energy and achieving national self-sufficiency in natural gas have become increasingly important recent times. The study described this paper focuses on three geologically diverse underground reservoirs (UGS) that are the habitat methane-producing archaea, as well other microorganisms with which methanogens various ecological relationships. objective research was to describe microbial metabolism methane these specific anoxic environments during year. DNA sequencing analyses revealed presence different methanogenic communities their metabolic potential all sites studied. Hydrogenotrophic Methanobacterium sp. prevailed Lobodice UGS, members hydrogenotrophic order Methanomicrobiales predominated Dolní Dunajovice UGS thermophilic Methanothermobacter were prevalent Tvrdonice UGS. Gas composition isotope performed simultaneously. results suggest biotechnological for biomethane production cannot be neglected.