An unusual new species is found to be thriving off hydrogen more than 2500 below Arctic sea ice.
Sulfurimonasbacteria have only been observed to utilize sulfide as an energy source thus far.Surprisingly, this new microorganism uses hydrogen from the plume as an energy source. The genome of the bacteria was also examined by the researchers, who discovered that it was significantly reduced, lacking genes typical of their relatives- yet, otherwise well-equipped to support growth in this dynamic environment.
"We think that the hydrothermal plume does not only disperse microorganisms from hydrothermal vents, but it might also ecologically connect the open ocean with seafloor habitats," Molari stated.grows in these environments globally.in the deep ocean – they might be much more important than we previously thought," Molari concluded.
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