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A Starving Majority Deep Beneath the Seafloor

2006; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 314; Issue: 5801 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.1133796

1095-9203

Bo Barker Jørgensen, Steven D’Hondt,

Protist diversity and phylogeny

The rocks and sediments beneath the seafloor may harbor most of Earth's microorganisms. Molecular approaches are beginning to provide clues regarding the energy sources fueling their metabolic activity.