Denitrification in foraminifera has ancient origin and is complemented by associated bacteria
C. Woehle, S. Roy, N. Glock, J. Michels, T. Wein, J. Weissenbach, D. Romero, C. Hiebenthal, S. Gorb, J. Schoenfeld, T. Dagan
The paper shows denitrification genes are conserved in foraminifera and their microbiome complements the pathway, revealing an ancient origin of this trait in these organisms.
bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2021Evolutionary Biology