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ArticleResearch (Washington, D.C.)2025

Lignin Unlocks Stealth Carbon Sinks in Cold Seeps via Microbial Enzymatic Gatekeeping.

Jialing Li, Jingchun Feng, Pandeng Wang, Mengzhuo Zhu, Yongji Huang, Ying Wu, Junning Fan, Junlin Hu, Xiyang Dong, Yingli Zhou and 2 more

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Article in Research (Washington, D.C.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Jialing LiSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6426-6356
Jingchun FengSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.
Pandeng WangSchool of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Mengzhuo ZhuSchool of Ecology, Environmental, and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yongji HuangSouth China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China.
Ying WuState Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research East China Normal University, Shanghai 200662, China.
Junning FanState Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research East China Normal University, Shanghai 200662, China.
Junlin HuSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.
Xiyang DongKey Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China.
Yingli ZhouSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.
Xuanyu TaoSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.
Si ZhangSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6819-8645

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cold seep ecosystems serve as critical hubs in marine carbon cycling through methane emissions and organic matter processing. While terrestrial lignin constitutes a major fraction of persistent organic carbon in cold seep sediments, its microbial transformation pathways in deep-sea cold seep environments remain unexplored. Here, we present the first comprehensive analysis of lignin distribution across sediment horizons at the Haima cold seep, coupled with a multi-omics investigation of microbial lignin metabolism. Laboratory enrichment of sediment communities employing lignin as the exclusive carbon substrate revealed substantial microbial community restructuring dominated by

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