Emerson, Joanne B.


Publications
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Differential depth distribution of microbial function and putative symbionts through sediment-hosted aquifers in the deep terrestrial subsurface

Citation
Probst et al. (2018). Nature Microbiology 3 (3)
Names
“Altiarchaeota” “Altiarchaeia” “Altiarchaeales” “Altiarchaeaceae” “Altiarchaeum hamiconexum” “Altiarchaeum”
Abstract
AbstractAn enormous diversity of previously unknown bacteria and archaea has been discovered recently, yet their functional capacities and distributions in the terrestrial subsurface remain uncertain. Here, we continually sampled a CO2-driven geyser (Colorado Plateau, Utah, USA) over its 5-day eruption cycle to test the hypothesis that stratified, sandstone-hosted aquifers sampled over three phases of the eruption cycle have microbial communities that differ both in membership and function. Geno

Genomic resolution of a cold subsurface aquifer community provides metabolic insights for novel microbes adapted to high CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations

Citation
Probst et al. (2017). Environmental Microbiology 19 (2)
Names
“Desantisiibacteriota”
Abstract
SummaryAs in many deep underground environments, the microbial communities in subsurface high‐CO2 ecosystems remain relatively unexplored. Recent investigations based on single‐gene assays revealed a remarkable variety of organisms from little studied phyla in Crystal Geyser (Utah, USA), a site where deeply sourced CO2‐saturated fluids are erupted at the surface. To provide genomic resolution of the metabolisms of these organisms, we used a novel metagenomic approach to recover 227 high‐quality