Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system

Karthik Anantharaman; Christopher T. Brown; Laura A. Hug; Itai Sharon; Cindy J. Castelle; Alexander J. Probst; Brian C. Thomas; Andrea Singh; Michael J. Wilkins; Ulas Karaoz; Eoin L. Brodie; Kenneth H. Williams; Susan S. Hubbard; Jillian F. Banfield

doi:10.1038/ncomms13219

Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system

Karthik Anantharaman,
Christopher T. Brown,
Laura A. Hug,
Itai Sharon,
Cindy J. Castelle,
Alexander J. Probst,
Brian C. Thomas,
Andrea Singh,
Michael J. Wilkins,
Ulas Karaoz,
Eoin L. Brodie,
Kenneth H. Williams,
Susan S. Hubbard,
Jillian F. Banfield

Affiliations

Karthik Anantharaman: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California
Christopher T. Brown: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California
Laura A. Hug: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California
Itai Sharon: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California
Cindy J. Castelle: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California
Alexander J. Probst: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California
Brian C. Thomas: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California
Andrea Singh: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California
Michael J. Wilkins: School of Earth Sciences and Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University
Ulas Karaoz: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Eoin L. Brodie: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kenneth H. Williams: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Susan S. Hubbard: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jillian F. Banfield: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13219
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Microorganisms from the terrestrial subsurface are understudied. Here, Anantharamanet al. analyse aquifer sediments and groundwater by genome-resolved metagenomics and reconstruct 2,540 genomes representing the majority of known bacterial phyla as well as 47 new phylum-level lineages.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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