Elusive microbe that consumes ethane found under the sea

Stephen W. Ragsdale ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 568, issue 7750, 40-41

Abstract: A microorganism that consumes ethane in the absence of environmental oxygen has been discovered. In the depths of the sea, this microbe, which oxidizes ethane, partners with another that reduces sulfate to sulfide.

Keywords: Biochemistry; Microbiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-00842-2

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