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Novel Chloroflexi genomes from the deepest ocean reveal metabolic strategies for the adaptation to deep-sea habitats

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Rulong Liu, Rulong Liu, Jiasong Fang Zixuan Wang, Xing Wei, Xing Wei, Torsten Thomas, Weizhi Song, Li Wang, Junwei Cao, Li Wang, Junwei Cao, Weizhi Song, Jiaxin Wu, Jiaxin Wu, Torsten Thomas, Ziyi Shen, Torsten Thomas, Tao Jin, Tao Jin, Zixuan Wang, Wenxia Wei, Wenxia Wei, Wenxia Wei, Wenxia Wei, Yuli Wei, Yuli Wei, Haofeng Zhai, Haofeng Zhai, Yao Cheng, Haofeng Zhai, Haofeng Zhai, Ziyi Shen, Yao Cheng, Ziyi Shen, Ziyi Shen, Ziyi Shen, Jiangtao Du, Jiangtao Du, Jiasong Fang

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Researchers analyzed genomes of deep-ocean Chloroflexi bacteria and found they have highly flexible metabolism allowing them to cycle carbon, sulfur, and halogens in extreme deep-sea environments. This metabolic versatility mirrors how some microbes survive in plastic-polluted habitats where chemical conditions shift unpredictably.

This study expands the current knowledge on metabolic strategies in deep-ocean Chlorolfexi and highlights their significance in deep-sea carbon, sulfur, and halogen cycles. The metabolic plasticity likely provides Chloroflexi with advantages for survival under variable and heterogenic OM inputs in the deep ocean. Video Abstract.

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