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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01618-7 |