Life on the rocks

AA Gorbushina - Environmental microbiology, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms are interface micro‐habitats formed by microbes that differ markedly from those of
the ambient environment. The term 'subaerial biofilm'(SAB) was coined for microbial …

[HTML][HTML] A review of prokaryotic populations and processes in sub-seafloor sediments, including biosphere: geosphere interactions

RJ Parkes, B Cragg, E Roussel, G Webster… - Marine Geology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A general review of the sub-seafloor biosphere is presented. This includes an update and
assessment of prokaryotic cell distributions within marine sediments, current deepest 1922 …

Phylogenetically novel uncultured microbial cells dominate earth microbiomes

KG Lloyd, AD Steen, J Ladau, J Yin, L Crosby - MSystems, 2018‏ - journals.asm.org
To describe a microbe's physiology, including its metabolism, environmental roles, and
growth characteristics, it must be grown in a laboratory culture. Unfortunately, many …

Marine actinobacteria: new opportunities for natural product search and discovery

AT Bull, JEM Stach - Trends in microbiology, 2007‏ - cell.com
It is widely accepted that new drugs, especially antibiotics, are urgently required, and that
the most propitious source remains natural products. We argue that in exploring new …

Microbial diversity in coastal subsurface sediments: a cultivation approach using various electron acceptors and substrate gradients

B Köpke, R Wilms, B Engelen… - Applied and …, 2005‏ - journals.asm.org
Microbial communities in coastal subsurface sediments are scarcely investigated and have
escaped attention so far. But since they are likely to play an important role in …

Impact of depositional and biogeochemical processes on small scale variations in nodule abundance in the Clarion‐Clipperton Fracture Zone

K Mewes, JM Mogollón, A Picard, C Rühlemann… - Deep Sea Research …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Manganese nodules of the Clarion–Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ) in the NE Pacific
Ocean are highly enriched in Ni, Cu, Co, Mo and rare-earth elements, and thus may be the …

Biogeochemistry and biodiversity of methane cycling in subsurface marine sediments (Skagerrak, Denmark)

RJ Parkes, BA Cragg, N Banning… - Environmental …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
This biogeochemical, molecular genetic and lipid biomarker study of sediments (∼ 4 m
cores) from the Skagerrak (Denmark) investigated methane cycling in a sediment with a …

Methane and sulfate profiles within the subsurface of a tidal flat are reflected by the distribution of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea

R Wilms, H Sass, B Köpke, H Cypionka… - FEMS microbiology …, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
The anoxic layers of marine sediments are dominated by sulfate reduction and
methanogenesis as the main terminal oxidation processes. The aim of this study was to …

Diversity of both the cultivable protease-producing bacteria and their extracellular proteases in the sediments of the South China Sea

MY Zhou, XL Chen, HL Zhao, HY Dang, XW Luan… - Microbial ecology, 2009‏ - Springer
Protease-producing bacteria are known to play an important role in degrading sedimentary
particular organic nitrogen, and yet, their diversity and extracellular proteases remain largely …

Salinity constraints on subsurface archaeal diversity and methanogenesis in sedimentary rock rich in organic matter

PJ Waldron, ST Petsch, AM Martini… - Applied and …, 2007‏ - journals.asm.org
The diversity of microorganisms active within sedimentary rocks provides important controls
on the geochemistry of many subsurface environments. In particular, biodegradation of …