Microbial Diversity and Sulfur Cycling in an Early Earth Analogue: From Ancient Novelty to Modern Commonality
ABSTRACT Life emerged and diversified in the absence of molecular oxygen. The prevailing anoxia and unique sulfur chemistry in the Paleo-, Meso-, and Neoarchean and early Proterozoic eras may have supported microbial communities that differ from those currently thriving on the earth’s surface. Zodle...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-04-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00016-22 |