Across the tree of life, populations have evolved the capacity to contend with suboptimal
conditions by engaging in dormancy, whereby individuals enter a reversible state of reduced …

Life can be stressful. One way to deal with stress is to simply wait it out. Microbes do this by
entering a state of reduced activity and increased resistance commonly called 'dormancy' …

Microbial life in marine sediment contributes substantially to global biomass and is a crucial
component of the Earth system. Subseafloor sediment includes both aerobic and anaerobic …

Sparse microbial populations persist from seafloor to basement in the slowly accumulating
oxic sediment of the oligotrophic South Pacific Gyre (SPG). The physiological status of these …

Disinfection technologies, especially light-based disinfection, have undergone tremendous
development and innovation, but this treatment can cause bacteria to enter viable but …

Microorganisms in marine subsurface sediments substantially contribute to global biomass.
Sediments warmer than 40° C account for roughly half the marine sediment volume, but the …

Culturing has been the cornerstone of microbiology since Robert Koch first successfully
cultured bacteria in the late nineteenth century. However, even today, the majority of …

Despite the relevance of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) for ocean
biogeochemistry, the microbial dimension of SGD remains poorly understood. SGD can …

Microorganisms commonly inhabit energy-limited ecosystems where cellular maintenance
and reproduction is highly constrained. To gain insight into how individuals persist under …

Much of Earth's biodiversity has the capacity to engage in dormancy, a reversible state of
reduced metabolic activity. By increasing resilience to unfavourable conditions, dormancy …