The potential for polyphosphate metabolism in Archaea and anaerobic polyphosphate formation in Methanosarcina mazei.
F. S. Paula, J. Chin, A. Schnurer, B. Muller, P. Manesiotis, N. Waters, K. A. Macintosh, J. P. Quinn, J. Connolly, F. Abram, J. McGrath, V. O'Flaherty
This study investigates polyphosphate metabolism in Archaea, showing its presence across major taxa and demonstrating anaerobic polyphosphate formation in Methanosarcina mazei under phosphate starvation and repletion.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2019Microbiology