Bacteria are important dimethylsulfoniopropionate producers in marine aphotic and high-pressure environments
oleh: Yanfen Zheng, Jinyan Wang, Shun Zhou, Yunhui Zhang, Ji Liu, Chun-Xu Xue, Beth T. Williams, Xiuxiu Zhao, Li Zhao, Xiao-Yu Zhu, Chuang Sun, Hong-Hai Zhang, Tian Xiao, Gui-Peng Yang, Jonathan D. Todd, Xiao-Hua Zhang
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is an osmolyte produced by marine microbes that plays an important role in nutrient cycling and atmospheric chemistry. Here the authors go to the Mariana Trench—the deepest point in the ocean—and find bacteria are key DMSP producers, and that DMSP has a role in protection against high pressure.