ArticlemSystems2021
Tracking Microbial Evolution in the Subseafloor Biosphere.
Article in mSystems, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Diversification in ANME-1 archaea is associated with the presence of highly variable genomic hotspots.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Diverse quorum sensing systems regulate microbial communication and biogeochemical processes in deep-sea cold seeps.Microbiome · 2025Article
- Taxonomic variability and functional stability across Oregon coastal subsurface microbiomes.Communications biology · 2024Article
- A vast repertoire of secondary metabolites potentially influences community dynamics and biogeochemical processes in cold seeps.Science advances · 2024Article
- Microbial ecology of the deep terrestrial subsurface.The ISME journal · 2024Review
- Viruses in deep-sea cold seep sediments harbor diverse survival mechanisms and remain genetically conserved within species.The ISME journal · 2023Article
- Evolutionary ecology of microbial populations inhabiting deep sea sediments associated with cold seeps.Nature communications · 2023Article
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Abstract
The deep marine subsurface constitutes a massive biosphere that hosts a multitude of archaea, bacteria, and viruses across a diversity of habitats. These microbes play key roles in mediating global biogeochemical cycles, and the marine subsurface is thought to have been among the earliest habitats for life on Earth. Yet we have a poor understanding of what forces govern the evolution of subsurface microbes over time. Here, I outline why evolutionary trajectories in the subsurface may be different than those of microbes living on the surface of the planet and describe how we can take advantage of technological advancements to study the evolutionary dynamics of subsurface microbes and their viruses. The sequencing revolution, in tandem with marine infrastructure advancements, promises that we will soon gain a much deeper understanding of how the vast majority of the microbial biosphere changes, adapts, and evolves over time.
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