Geological degassing enhances microbial metabolism in the continental subsurface
T. L. Bornemann, P. S. Adam, V. Turzynski, U. Schreiber, P. A. Figueroa-Gonzalez, J. Rahlff, D. Koester, T. C. Schmidt, R. Schunk, B. Krauthausen, A. J. Probst
This study investigates how mantle degassing affects microbial metabolism in deep subsurface environments, finding that gas-rich sites show increased microbial activity compared to non-impacted sites.
bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology