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Productivity, metabolism and physiology of free-living Chemoautotrophic Epsilonproteobacteria
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Chemoautotrophic ecosystems at deep-sea hydrothermal vents were discovered in 1977, but not until 1995 were free-living autotrophic Epsilonproteobacteria identified as important microbial community members. Because the ...
Evolutionary and ecological genomics in deep-sea organisms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Hydrothermal vents and coral ecosystems are conspicuous biological hot spots in the deep-sea. These ecosystems face increasing threats from human activities. Having thorough taxonomic inventories as well as understanding ...