Earth's hidden carbon recyclers: Sulfur bacteria team up to break down organic substances in the seabed Sulfate-reducing bacteria break down a large proportion of the organic carbon in the oxygen-free zones of Earth, and in the seabed in particular. Among these important microbes, the Desulfobacteraceae...

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Water salinity affects diatom structure and metabolism, study shows Scientists have found that an increase in water salinity in the cells of the marine diatom Nitzschia weakens the connections between the components of the photosynthetic apparatus and disrupts the for...

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