Bacterial fermentation dominates over respiration in upland soils during hypoxia
Thanh Nguyen-Dinh, Tess F. Hutchinson, Pok Man Leung, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Yuka Katayama, Parth Sharma, Yongfeng Xu, Ying Teng, Nello Gregori, Thulani Peter Makhalanyane, Jenni Hultman, Rachael J. Lappan, Wei Wen Wong, Perran Cook, Chris Greening
This study shows that bacterial fermentation, not respiration, dominates in upland soils during hypoxia, challenging the assumption that respiration is the primary metabolic strategy.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology