Interspecies interactions mediated by conductive minerals in the sediments of the ferruginous Lake La Cruz, Spain
A.-E. Rotaru, N. R. Posth, C. Loescher, M. R. Miracle, E. Vincente, R. P. Cox, J. Thompson, S. W. Poulton, B. Thamdrup
The paper shows that conductive minerals in Lake La Cruz sediments enable syntrophic interactions between microbial species, preventing acetate accumulation and supporting methanogenic activity.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2018Microbiology