Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments

M Yu, M Zhang, R Zeng, R Cheng, R Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Seamounts are globally distributed across the oceans and form one of the major oceanic
biomes. Here, we utilized combined analyses of bulk metagenome and virome to study viral …

Deep-sea microbial genetic resources: new frontiers for bioprospecting

C Zhang, Y Peng, X Liu, J Wang, X Dong - Trends in Microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
Deep-sea ecosystems are home to a diverse community of microorganisms. These microbes
are not only fundamental to ecological processes but also a treasure trove of natural …

Single-cell analysis reveals an active and heterotrophic microbiome in the Guaymas Basin deep subsurface with significant inorganic carbon fixation by heterotrophs

NR Meyer, Y Morono, AE Dekas - Applied and Environmental …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The marine subsurface is a long-term sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide with significant
implications for climate on geologic timescales. Subsurface microbial cells can either …