The Polar Fox Lagoon in Siberia harbours a community of Bathyarchaeota possessing the potential for peptide fermentation and acetogenesis

• Published in: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
• Main Authors: Berben, T., Forlano Bó, F., in't Zandt, M., Yang, S., Liebner, S., Welte, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Tiksi; permafrost; polar fox; Thermokarst; Tiksi Bay; Siberia
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5013100; https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5013100_2/component/file_5014065/5013100_.pdf

Archaea belonging to the phylum Bathyarchaeota are the predominant archaeal species in cold, anoxic marine sediments and additionally occur in a variety of habitats, both natural and man-made. Metagenomic and single-cell sequencing studies suggest that Bathyarchaeota may have a significant impact on...