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… active in fixing and metabolizing nitrogen, a key ecosystem nutrient. The Impact This study is the first to dig into a forest floor ecosystem to discover what carbon- and nitrogen-metabolizing enzymes are abundant, … on and in forest soil also better enriches models of global carbon and nitrogen cycling, both on the ground and …

… all of the chemicals they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a … the crust, there is a vast ecosystem connected to the global carbon cycle. Archaea are key players in this deep … parts of the world: Crystal Geyser, Utah, USA, and Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Hokkaido, Japan. From …

… hosts. In doing so, they influence ecosystem-level nutrient cycling and carbon storage. For example, the marine … virus, the  E.   huxleyi virus, plays a key role in those cycles, as well. When the virus infects a bloom of  E. … back into the ocean. Because other giant viruses live globally and infect diverse microeukaryotes, it is likely …