Author： Mochimaru Hanako Uchiyama Hiroo Yoshioka Hideyoshi Imachi Hiroyuki Hoaki Toshihiro Tamaki Hideyuki Nakamura Kohei Sekiguchi Yuji Kamagata Yoichi
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 1521-0529
Source： Geomicrobiology Journal, Vol.24, Iss.2, 2007-03, pp. : 93-100
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Abstract
Methanogen diversity and methanogenic potential in formation water obtained from the Minami-kanto gas field in Japan were investigated by using 16S rRNA gene libraries and culture-based enrichment methods, respectively. This region is the largest gas field that produces natural gases of dissolved-in-water type in Japan. Although the microbial population density was below statistical quantification limits (1 × 104 cells ml-1), autofluorescent coccoid and rod-shaped cells indicative of methanogens were observed. The represented genera in the archaeal 16S rRNA genes libraries were comprised of Methanobacterium, Methanospirillum, Methanocalculus, Methanococcus, Methanolobus and Methanosaeta. The dominant archaeal sequences were related to the hydrogenotrophic methanogens in the genus Methanobacterium. Of the methanogenic substrates tested using the formation water-based medium,H2-CO2 yielded the highest methane production. These results strongly suggest that the formation water of the Pleistocene strata in the gas fields harbor viable hydrogenotrophic methanogens and have possibly been making a contribution to ongoing methanogenesis.
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