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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

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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.

  1. 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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