MicrobiologybioRxiv
Lipid analysis of CO2-rich subsurface aquifers suggests an autotrophy-based deep biosphere with lysolipids enriched in CPR bacteria
A. J. Probst, F. J. Elling, C. J. Castelle…·J. F. Banfield
The paper analyzes lipid composition in CO2-rich subsurface aquifers to infer microbial carbon cycling and lipid sources, finding CPR bacteria may rely on lysolipids from other community members.
DOI 10.1038/s41396-020-0624-4