The Diversity and Evolution of Microbial Dissimilatory Phosphite Oxidation
S. D. Ewens, A. Gomberg, T. Barnum, M. Borton, H. Carlson, K. Wrighton, J. Coates
This study identifies 21 novel dissimilatory phosphite-oxidizing microorganisms (DPOM) through metagenomic sequencing, revealing their global distribution, metabolic specialization, and ancient evolutionary origins.
bioRxiv · Dec 28, 2020Microbiology