Microbial origins and consequences of dimethyl sulfide

Johnston, Andrew W.B., Todd, Jonathan D. and Curson, Andrew R.J. (2012) Microbial origins and consequences of dimethyl sulfide. Microbe, 7 (4). pp. 181-185. ISSN 1558-7452

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Abstract

Efforts to identify the microbiological sources of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) gas began decades ago when researchers realized it is a breakdown product of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). On a global scale, DMSP is made in huge quantities in marine environments, and about 50 million tons of DMS are emitted into the atmosphere each year. Research into DMSP catabolism reveals a surprising diversity of lyase enzymes involved in breaking down this compound. Although some lyases are associated with particular clades of bacteria, they are also prone to long-range horizontal gene transfer.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	microbiology,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2400/2404
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
Related URLs:	https://www.scopus.com/pages/publication...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2026 15:25
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2026 23:02
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/104346
DOI:	10.1128/microbe.7.181.1

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