Novel prosthecate bacteria from the candidate phylum Acetothermia revealed by culture-independent genomics and advanced microscopy
L.-P. Hao, S. J. McIlroy, R. H. H. Kirkegaard, S. M. Karst, W. E. Y. Fernando, H. Aslan, R. L. Meyer, M. Albertsen, P. H. Nielsen, M. S. Dueholm
The paper identifies a novel Acetothermia bacterium from anaerobic digesters, characterizes its genome and metabolism, and proposes a role for its unique prosthecae in nutrient uptake.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2017Microbiology