TY - JOUR
T1 - Merging genomes with geochemistry in hydrothermal ecosystems
AU - Reysenbach, Anna Louise
AU - Shock, Everett
PY - 2002/5/10
Y1 - 2002/5/10
N2 - Thermophilic microbial inhabitants of active seafloor and continental hot springs populate the deepest branches of the universal phylogenetic tree, making hydrothermal ecosystems the most ancient continuously inhabited ecosystems on Earth. Geochemical consequences of hot water-rock interactions render these environments habitable and supply a diverse array of energy sources. Clues to the strategies for how life thrives in these dynamic ecosystems are beginning to be elucidated through a confluence of biogeochemistry, microbiology, ecology, molecular biology, and genomics. These efforts have the potential to reveal how ecosystems originate, the extent of the subsurface biosphere, and the driving forces of evolution.
AB - Thermophilic microbial inhabitants of active seafloor and continental hot springs populate the deepest branches of the universal phylogenetic tree, making hydrothermal ecosystems the most ancient continuously inhabited ecosystems on Earth. Geochemical consequences of hot water-rock interactions render these environments habitable and supply a diverse array of energy sources. Clues to the strategies for how life thrives in these dynamic ecosystems are beginning to be elucidated through a confluence of biogeochemistry, microbiology, ecology, molecular biology, and genomics. These efforts have the potential to reveal how ecosystems originate, the extent of the subsurface biosphere, and the driving forces of evolution.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.1072483
DO - 10.1126/science.1072483
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12004120
AN - SCOPUS:0037052564
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 296
SP - 1077
EP - 1082
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5570
ER -