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Evidence For Cable Bacteria Inhabiting Deep In Anoxic Sediment Reveals A Novel Ecological Niche

Background Cable bacteria are filamentous sulphide-oxidisers capable of cm-scale electron transport. They are generally considered restricted to the upper few oxic–suboxic cm of marine sediments, where they couple sulphide oxidation […]

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