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… viral genome found in the deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets … by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical labelling approach. The Impact … releasing fresh organic carbon which can serve as a food source for other microbes into the environment. Summary In J. …

… identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, researchers have … impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light on hidden components, … second only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase …

… described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms … interactions. This work,  recently published in  The ISME Journal , by contrast, relied on methods that eschew … virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then allowed the team to ask, for the 34 …