New Asgard archaea capable of anaerobic hydrocarbon cycling
K. W. Seitz, N. Dombrowski, L. Eme, A. Spang, J. Lombard, J. R. Sieber, A. P. Teske, T. J. G. Ettema, B. J. Baker
The paper identifies a new archaeal phylum, Helarchaeota, capable of anaerobic hydrocarbon oxidation, based on genomic analysis of deep-sea sediment metagenomes.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2019Microbiology