Philipp Nauer

Termite gas emissions select for hydrogenotrophic microbial communities in termite mounds.

Eleonora Chiri, Philipp A Nauer, Rachael Lappan, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, David W Waite, Kim M Handley, Philip Hugenholtz, Perran LM Cook, Stefan K Arndt, Chris Greening

Journal article  |  2021  |  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Organoheterotrophs are the dominant bacteria in most soils worldwide. While many of these bacteria can subsist on atmospheric hydr..

Bark-dwelling methanotrophic bacteria decrease methane emissions from trees.

Luke C Jeffrey, Damien T Maher, Eleonora Chiri, Pok Man Leung, Philipp A Nauer, Stefan K Arndt, Douglas R Tait, Chris Greening, Scott G Johnston

Journal article  |  2021  |  Nat Commun

Tree stems are an important and unconstrained source of methane, yet it is uncertain whether internal microbial controls (i.e. met..

Technical note: Inexpensive modification of Exetainers for the reliable storage of trace-level hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas samples

Philipp A Nauer, Eleonora Chiri, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Chris Greening, Perran LM Cook

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOGEOSCIENCES

Abstract. Atmospheric trace gases such as dihydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4) play important roles in microbia..

Termite mounds contain soil-derived methanotroph communities kinetically adapted to elevated methane concentrations

Eleonora Chiri, Chris Greening, Rachael Lappan, David W Waite, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Xiyang Dong, Stefan K Arndt, Philipp A Nauer

Journal article  |  2020  |  The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology

Termite mounds have recently been confirmed to mitigate approximately half of termite methane (CH4) emissions, but the aerobic CH4..

Termite mounds mitigate half of termite methane emissions

Philipp A Nauer, Lindsay B Hutley, Stefan K Arndt

Journal article  |  2018  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Termites are responsible for ∼1 to 3% of global methane (CH4) emissions. However, estimates of global termite CH4 emissions span t..

Technical note: Rapid image-based field methods improve the quantification of termite mound structures and greenhouse-gas fluxes

Philipp A Nauer, Eleonora Chiri, David de Souza, Lindsay B Hutley, Stefan K Arndt

Journal article  |  2018  |  BIOGEOSCIENCES

Termite mounds (TMs) mediate biogeochemical processes with global relevance, such as turnover of the important greenhouse gas meth..

On-farm trial on the effectiveness of the nitrification inhibitor DMPP indicates no benefits under commercial Australian farming practices

Philipp A Nauer, Benedikt J Fest, Luke Visser, Stefan K Arndt

Journal article  |  2018  |  AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

The trend of increasing nitrogen (N) fertilisation in commercial agriculture demands mitigation of negative impacts on the environ..

High Temporal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric-Methane Oxidation in Alpine Glacier Forefield Soils

Eleonora Chiri, Philipp A Nauer, Edda-Marie Rainer, Josef Zeyer, Martin H Schroth

Journal article  |  2017  |  APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Glacier forefield soils can provide a substantial sink for atmospheric CH4, facilitated by aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB..

Drivers of Plot-Scale Variability of CH4 Consumption in a Well-Aerated Pine Forest Soil

Martin Maier, Sinikka Paulus, Clara Nicolai, Kenton P Stutz, Philipp A Nauer

Journal article  |  2017  |  FORESTS

While differences in greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes between ecosystems can be explained to a certain degree, variability of the same ..

Soil-methane sink increases with soil age in forefields of Alpine glaciers

Eleonora Chiri, Philipp A Nauer, Ruth Henneberger, Josef Zeyer, Martin H Schroth

Journal article  |  2015  |  SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

In upland soils aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) catalyze methane (CH4) oxidation, and thus regulate the sole terrestrial ..