Dark aerobic sulfide oxidation by anoxygenic phototrophs in the anoxic waters of Lake Cadagno
J. S. Berg, P. Pjevac, T. Sommer, C. R. T. Buckner, M. Philippi, P. Hach, M. Liebeke, M. Holtappels, F. Danza, M. Tonolla, A. Sengupta, C. Schubert, J. Milucka, M. M. M. Kuypers
This study shows that Chromatium okenii drives dark aerobic sulfide oxidation in anoxic Lake Cadagno waters, challenging the assumption that aerobic respiration is rare in such environments.
bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2018Microbiology