Geological processes mediate a subsurface microbial loop in the deep biosphere
D. Gittins, P.-A. Desiage, N. Morrison, J. E. Rattray, S. Bhatnagar, A. Chakraborty, J. Zorz, O. Horanszky, M. A. Cramm, J. Webb, A. MacDonald, M. Fowler, C. Campbell, C. R. Hubert
The paper investigates a subsurface microbial loop mediated by geological processes, showing thermophilic endospores migrate from deep oil reservoirs to the seabed and re-enter the geosphere through sedimentation.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology