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Specifically, within these metal-rich sediment environments, heterotrophic and chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms have developed mechanisms of resistance to heavy metals including metal efflux ...

Researchers at the Center for Geomicrobiology at Aarhus University, Denmark, have sequenced the genomes of several microorganisms inhabiting the subsurface seabed in Aarhus Bay. The results reveal ...

A newly-discovered species of bacteria has been found on the Oregon Coast. And scientists have named it for the Native Americans who historically lived in the area. The bacteria, which conducts ...

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The bacteria's ability to participate in reduction-oxidation reactions over significant distances gives it a key role in sediment geochemistry and nutrient cycling.