Isolation of the first cultured representative from a deep-branching phylum in serpentinite-hosted ecosystems
Ge Liu, Jie Zhu, Ying Sun, Rui Liu, Yansheng Gu, Shuai Yuan, Hongliang Wang, Mengna Li, Haibin Qi, Quancai Peng, Shimei Wu, Chaomin Sun
The paper isolates the first cultured strain of the deep-branching phylum Candisdatus Bipolaricaulota from a serpentinite-hosted ecosystem and describes its hydrocarbon metabolism and morphology.
bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology