MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Geological processes mediate a subsurface microbial loop in the deep biosphere
D. Gittins, P.-A. Desiage, N. Morrison…·C. R. Hubert
The paper investigates a subsurface microbial loop mediated by geological processes, showing thermophilic endospores migrate from deep oil reservoirs to the seabed and re-enter the geosphere through sedimentation.
DOI 10.1101/2021.10.26.465990