Suzuki, S. (author), Kuenen, J.G. (author), Schipper, K. (author), Van der Velde, S. (author), Ishii, S. (author), Wu, A. (author), Sorokin, D.Y. (author), Tenney, A. (author), Meng, X.Y. (author), Morrill, P.L. (author), Kamagata, Y. (author), Muyzer, G. (author), Nealson, K.H. (author) Serpentinization, or the aqueous alteration of ultramafic rocks, results in challenging environments for life in continental sites due to the combination of extremely high pH, low salinity and lack of obvious electron acceptors and carbon sources. Nevertheless, certain Betaproteobacteria have been frequently observed in such environments. Here...
journal article 2014
