Heterotrophic Thaumarchaea with Small Genomes Are Widespread in the Dark Ocean

ABSTRACT The Thaumarchaeota is a diverse archaeal phylum comprising numerous lineages that play key roles in global biogeochemical cycling, particularly in the ocean. To date, all genomically characterized marine thaumarchaea are reported to be chemolithoautotrophic ammonia oxidizers. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Frank O. Aylward, Alyson E. Santoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-06-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00415-20