MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewed
Atribacteria reproducing over millions of years in the Atlantic abyssal subseafloor
Aurele Vuillemin, Sergio Vargas, Omer K Coskun…·William D Orsi
The paper shows that 'Ca. Atribacteria' in abyssal subseafloor sediments increase biomass over millions of years through fermentation and gene expression linked to reproduction.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.01937-20