Microbial communities on methanogenic archaea prokaryotes in the wetland of Florida Everglades
Methanogens are important microbes in mineralization of organic matter in the wetland of Florida Everglades. This population also plays a crucial role in mercury methylation. To explore this population structure in mesocosms constructed in WCA-3A, sequences of mcrA (essential gene for methanogenesis) were determined from different ecological compartments (i.e., utricularia, periphyton, flocculant) that were documented as hotspot for mercury methylation.