The study of iron-oxidizing bacteria in hydrothermal settings reveals a dynamic interplay between microbial metabolic strategies and geochemical processes. These bacteria, which convert soluble Fe(II) ...

Microorganisms are found everywhere, even under the most extreme environmental conditions. These include extremely high temperature environments in which growth of certain Archaea – the most primitive ...

Far beneath the ocean’s surface, hydrothermal vents gush superheated, mineral-rich fluids that nourish entire ecosystems without sunlight. Bacteria here convert chemicals into energy, supporting ...

Magnetotactic bacteria, which can align with the Earth's magnetic field, have been discovered in a new location. Previously observed on land and in shallow water, analysis of a hydrothermal vent has ...

Scientists unearth a clue to the molecular mechanisms involved in N 2 O reduction by deep-sea hydrothermal vent bacteria. The research team developed a method that enabled them to analyze time-series ...

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A team of researchers, including a photosynthesis expert from ASU, has found evidence of photosynthesis taking place deep within the Pacific Ocean. The team found a bacterium that is the first ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microfossils up to almost 4.3 billion years old found in Canada of microbes are similar to the bacteria that thrive today around sea floor hydrothermal vents and may represent ...

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