Deep-sea Bacteroidetes from the Mariana Trench specialize in hemicellulose and pectin degradation typically associated with terrestrial systems

Abstract Background Hadal trenches (>6000 m) are the deepest oceanic regions on Earth and depocenters for organic materials. However, how these enigmatic microbial ecosystems are fueled is largely unknown, particularly the proportional importance of complex polysaccharides introduced through depo...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Yu Zhu, Yang Li, Chun-Xu Xue, Ian D. E. A. Lidbury, Jonathan D. Todd, David J. Lea-Smith, Jiwei Tian, Xiao-Hua Zhang, Jiwen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01618-7