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Study reveals two major microbial groups can’t breathe – Phys.org

A new scientific study has revealed unique life strategies of two major groups of microbes that live below Earth’s surface. A publication in Frontiers in Microbiology reports that these groups, originally thought to rely on symbiotic relationships with other …

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A new scientific study has revealed unique life strategies of two major groups of microbes that live below Earth’s surface. A publication in Frontiers in Microbiology reports that these groups, originally thought to rely on symbiotic relationships with other organisms, may also live independently and use an ancient mode of energy production.
“These microbes, which belong to the groups Patescibacteria and DPANN, are really special, really exciting examples of the early evolution of life,” said R…

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