# Metagenome-assembled genomes of the methanogenic enrichment obtained from drilling fluid wastes stored in permafrost

## TL;DR

This paper identifies methanogenic microbes in drilling fluid waste stored in permafrost.

## Contribution

The study provides metagenome-assembled genomes from a methanogenic enrichment in permafrost drilling waste.

## Key findings

- The enrichment contains Methanosarcina, Methanobacterium, Proteinifillum, and Synergistetes.
- The study focuses on methanogenic microbes from a specific permafrost drilling site.

## Abstract

We studied methanogenic enrichment (Kha) from spent drilling fluid stored in permafrost, Kharasavey (71°10′50″N 66°51′50″E) gas field located in the western part of the Yamal Peninsula. The metagenome-assembled genomes showed that Kha consists of representatives of Methanosarcina, Methanobacterium, Proteinifillum, and Synergistetes genera.