Rice paddy Nitrospirae encode and express genes related to sulfate respiration: proposal of the new genus Candidatus Sulfobium
S. Zecchin, R. C. Mueller, J. Seifert, U. Stingl, K. Anantharaman, M. van Bergen, L. Cavalca, M. Pester
The paper identifies a novel Nitrospirae genus, Candidatus Sulfobium, in rice paddy soil that encodes and expresses genes for sulfate respiration and nitrate reduction, suggesting its role in sulfur cycling.
bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2017Microbiology