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Nature 456, 712-714 (11 December 2008) | doi:10.1038/456712a; Published online 10 December 2008
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Microbial ecology: Metabolism of the deep
Christa Schleper1
Abstract
Certain microorganisms from the domain Archaea seem to be big players in the marine carbon and nitrogen cycles. A study linking their abundance in the deep sea to their likely metabolic profile refines this view.
The deep ocean covers two-thirds of our planet and teems with microbial life. Understanding the roles of deep-sea microbial communities is therefore essential for understanding global biogeochemical cycling, which in turn is pivotal for all other forms of life.
- Christa Schleper is in the Department of Genetics in Ecology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Email: christa.schleper@univie.ac.at
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