The intrinsic methane mitigation potential and associated microbes add product value to compost.

Conventional agricultural activity reduces the uptake of the potent greenhouse gas methane by agricultural soils. However, the recently observed improved methane uptake capacity of agricultural soils after compost application is promising but needs mechanistic understanding. In this study, the methane uptake potential and microbiomes involved in methane cycling were assessed in green compost and household-compost with and without pre-digestion.

FlbA-Regulated Gene Is Involved in Stress Resistance and Impacts Protein Secretion when Is Grown on Xylose.

Proteins are secreted throughout the mycelium of except for the sporulating zone. A link between sporulation and repression of protein secretion was underlined by the finding that inactivation of the sporulation gene results in mycelial colonies that secrete proteins throughout the colony. However, Δ strain hyphae also lyse and have thinner cell walls.