Microbial Ecosystems in Movile Cave: An Environment of Extreme Life

Movile Cave, situated in Romania close to the Black Sea, constitutes a distinct and challenging environment for life. Its partially submerged ecosystem depends on chemolithotrophic processes for its energetics, which are fed by a continuous hypogenic inflow of mesothermal waters rich in reduced chem...

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Main Authors: Joost W. Aerts, Serban M. Sarbu, Traian Brad, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Hans V. Westerhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/11/2120