Selfish bacteria are active throughout the water column of the ocean
G. Giljan, S. Brown, C. C. Lloyd, S. Ghobrial, R. Amann, C. Arnosti
The paper shows that selfish bacteria are active in deep ocean waters, suggesting that the return on investment for their energy-intensive strategy is sufficient to sustain them in these environments.
bioRxiv · Jul 26, 2021Microbiology