‘Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens’, an anaerobic methanotrophic archaeon, sectors itself into two morphologically and functionally distinct populations that enable adaptation and cross-species interactions in a dynamic bioreactor ecosystem.
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Stein, L.Y. The double life of Methanoperedens. Nat Microbiol 8, 189–190 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01302-w
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