Aurora vent field is a hotspot for microbial hydrogen oxidation in the Arctic Ocean
Emily Olesin Denny, Petra Hribovšek, Samuel I. Pereira, Claudio Argentino, Giuliana Panieri, Achim Mall, Francesca Vulcano, Runar Stokke, Eoghan P. Reeves, Ida Helene Steen, Håkon Dahle
The paper assesses microbial hydrogen oxidation potential in the Aurora Vent Field using metagenomics, revealing diverse taxa with H2 oxidation capabilities and novel hydrogenase genes.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology