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ArticleISME communications2025

Microbial ecology of subsurface granitic bedrock: a humid-arid site comparison in Chile.

Lucas Horstmann, Daniel Lipus, Alexander Bartholomäus, Romulo Oses, Axel Kitte, Thomas Friedl, Dirk Wagner

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Article in ISME communications, 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

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7 authors.

Lucas HorstmannGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Section Geomicrobiology, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1750-3215
Daniel LipusGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Section Geomicrobiology, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-9143
Alexander BartholomäusGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Section Geomicrobiology, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-7304
Romulo OsesCentro Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Sustentable de Atacama (CRIDESAT), Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó 1530000, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2310-3339
Axel KitteGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Section Geomicrobiology, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473, Germany.
Thomas FriedlDepartment Experimental Phycology and Culture Collection of Algae (EPSAG), Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, Georg August University Göttingen, Nikolausberger Weg 18, Göttingen 37073, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4070-776X
Dirk WagnerGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Section Geomicrobiology, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-497X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subsurface microorganisms face extreme challenges such as anoxic, xeric, and oligotrophic conditions. In igneous systems, nutrient limitation is critical, as biomass input relies on surface-derived fluids via tectonic fractures. Despite growing interest in subsurface habitats, little is known about ecosystems beneath arid landscapes, where surface water input is limited by the low annual precipitation. This study compares granitic subsurface environments beneath arid and humid surface ecosystems, highlighting the link between surface climate and subsurface biodiversity. DNA was extracted from granitic subsurface rocks recovered from two endmember sites along a north-south climate gradient in Chile's Coastal Cordillera. Microbial communities inhabiting down to 55 m deep subsurface rocks were characterized using 16S rRNA amplicon and shotgun metagenomic sequencing. We identified an abundant and potentially active subsurface community below both climates dominated by heterotrophic bacteria, including

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chemolithoautotrophydesertgranitemicrobial communitiesmicrobial weatheringsubsurface environmentsterrestrial subsurface

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