Autotrophic biofilms sustained by deeply-sourced groundwater host diverse CPR bacteria implicated in sulfur and hydrogen metabolism
L. E. V. Alvarado, S. C. Fakra, A. J. Probst, J. R. Giska, A. L. Jaffe, L. M. Oltrogge, J. West-Roberts, J. Rowland, M. Manga, D. F. Savage, C. Greening, B. J. Baker, J. F. Banfield
The paper identifies CPR bacteria in sulfide-rich biofilms, linking them to sulfur and hydrogen metabolism through genomic and spectroscopic analyses.
bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology