Microbial autotrophy is widespread across soils and most prevalent in deep and saturated environments
Amelia Nelson Kuhn, Alexander L. Jaffe, Petar I. Penev, Kaitlin E. Creamer, Bethany Cristine Kolody, Preston Tasoff, Marcos Y. Voutsinos, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Jillian F. Banfield
The paper analyzes microbial autotrophy in soils using metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data, finding widespread RuBisCO genes and prevalence in deep, saturated soils.
bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology