Genomic Evidence for the Recycling of Complex Organic Carbon by Novel <i>Thermoplasmatota</i> Clades in Deep-Sea Sediments
Pengfei Zheng, Zhanfei Wei, Yingli Zhou, Qingmei Li, Qi Zhao, Xiaoping Diao, Yong Wang
Abstract
Yaplasmales" in the anaerobic microbial degradation of alkanes, aliphatic and monoaromatic hydrocarbons, and halogenated organic compounds. Our study identifies the key archaeal players in anoxic marine sediments, which are probably critical in recycling the complex organic carbon in global oceans.
Topics & Concepts
Deep seaTotal organic carbonOceanographySink (geography)Carbon sinkEarth scienceEnvironmental sciencePollutantCarbon fibersGeologyEnvironmental chemistryEcologyGeographyChemistryBiologyClimate changeMaterials scienceCartographyComposite materialComposite numberMarine and coastal ecosystemsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena