Two Chloroflexi classes independently evolved the ability to persist on atmospheric hydrogen and carbon monoxide
Z. F. Islam, P. R. F. Cordero, J. Feng, Y.-J. Chen, S. Bay, R. M. Gleadow, T. Jirapanjawat, C. R. Carere, M. B. Stott, E. Chiri, C. Greening
This study shows two Chloroflexi classes can persist using atmospheric hydrogen and carbon monoxide as energy sources through horizontal gene transfer.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2018Microbiology