Genome-Resolved Metagenomics Extends the Environmental Distribution of the Verrucomicrobia Phylum to the Deep Terrestrial Subsurface.

ABSTRACT: Bacteria of the phylum Verrucomicrobia are prevalent and are particularly common in soil and freshwater environments. Their cosmopolitan distribution and reported capacity for polysaccharide degradation suggests members of Verrucomicrobia are important contributors to carbon cycling across Earth's ecosystems. Despite their prevalence, the Verrucomicrobia are underrepresented in isolate collections and genome databases; consequently, their ecophysiological roles may not be fully realized. Here, we expand genomic sampling of the Verrucomicrobia phylum by describing a novel genus, "Candidatus Marcellius," belonging to the order Opitutales "Ca. Marcellius" was recovered from a shale-derived produced fluid metagenome collected 313 days after hydr

SUBMITTER: Nixon SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6920513 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature