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… the deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep … to infect and destroy the host archaea – and how the  microbes resist. The battle waged below the Earth’s surface …

… validate how mycorrhizal fungi play an integral role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal … break down the lignin but use cellulose. Finally, there are soil saprotrophs, which degrade plant detritus. Despite the …

Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own Jon Bertsch. Microbes isolated from Mono Lake were sequenced by the JGI … mobility and to better understand their roles in the global sulfur cycle. Copies are available online – click here to go …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing … the Korarchaeota, one of which contains genes for both sulfur and methane metabolism. The newly described …