' Candidatus Nealsonbacteria' Are Likely Biomass Recycling Ectosymbionts of Methanogenic Archaea in a Stable Benzene-Degrading Enrichment Culture

Autor: Xu Chen, Olivia Molenda, Christopher T. Brown, Courtney R. A. Toth, Shen Guo, Fei Luo, Jane Howe, Camilla L. Nesbø, Christine He, Elizabeth A. Montabana, Jamie H. D. Cate, Jillian F. Banfield, Elizabeth A. Edwards
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 89
ISSN: 1098-5336
0099-2240
Popis: An anaerobic microbial enrichment culture was used to study members of candidate phyla that are difficult to grow in the lab. We were able to visualize tiny “ Candidatus Nealsonbacteria” cells attached to a large Methanothrix cell, revealing a novel episymbiosis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE