Characterization of sediment and granite hosted deep underground research laboratories reveals diverse microbiome functions, limited temporal variation and substantial genomic conservation
Yuki Amano, Rohan Sachdeva, Daniel A. Gittins, Karthik Anantharaman, Shufei Lei, Luis E. Valentin-Alvarado, Spencer Diamond, Hikari Beppu, Teruki Iwatsuki, Akihito Mochizuki, Kazuya Miyakawa, Eiichi Ishii, Hiroaki Murakami, Alexander L. Jaffe, Cindy J. Castelle, , Jillian F. Banfield
The paper characterizes microbiomes in underground research labs, finding genomic conservation and similar functional profiles despite environmental differences.
Environmental Microbiome · Dec 18, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology