Investigating the Composition and Metabolic Potential of Microbial Communities in Chocolate Pots Hot Springs

Investigating the Composition and Metabolic Potential of Microbial Communities in Chocolate Pots Hot Springs

Iron (Fe) redox-based metabolisms likely supported life on early Earth and may support life on other Fe-rich rocky planets such as Mars. Modern systems that support active Fe redox cycling such as Chocolate Pots (CP) hot springs provide insight into how life could have functioned in such environment...

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Main Authors: Nathaniel W. Fortney, Shaomei He, Brandon J. Converse, Eric S. Boyd, Eric E. Roden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
chocolate pots
yellowstone
iron(III)-reducing bacteria
iron(II)-oxidizing bacteria
metagenomics
extracellular electron transfer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02075/full

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