No Honor Among Copper Thieves (IMAGE)
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Microbes’ ability to consume methane depends on their ability to collect copper. To do so, some microbes called methanotrophs secrete a copper-binding compound called methanobactin (MB). In nature, some methanotrophs “steal” MB from others.
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Image courtesy of Jeremy D. Semrau, University of Michigan
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