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News:Scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, have isolated 45 different strains of methanotrophic bacteria.
Facts:
About Methanotrophs
- They metabolise and convert methane into carbon-di-oxide.
- They can effectively reduce the emission of methane (the second most important greenhouse gas (GHG)).
- In rice fields, methanotrophs are active near the roots or soil-water interfaces.
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