Ecological dichotomies arise in microbial communities due to mixing of deep hydrothermal waters and atmospheric gas in a circumneutral hot spring.
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2021-09
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American Society for Microbiology
Abstract
Understanding the source and availability of energy capable of supporting life in hydrothermal environments is central to predicting the ecology of microbial life on early Earth when volcanic activity was more widespread. Little is known of the substrates supporting microbial life in circumneutral to alkaline springs, despite their relevance to early Earth habitats.
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ecological dichotomies, microbial communities, hydrothermal waters, atmospheric gas
Citation
Fernandes-Martins MC, Keller LM, Munro-Ehrlich M, Zimlich KR, Mettler MK, England AM, Clare R, Surya K, Shock EL, Colman DR, Boyd ES. 2021. Ecological dichotomies arise in microbial communities due to mixing of deep hydrothermal waters and atmospheric gas in a circumneutral hot spring. Appl Environ Microbiol 87:e01598-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01598-21.