Microbial dark matter filling the niche in hypersaline microbial mats.
Hon Lun WongFraser I MacLeodRichard Allen WhitePieter T VisscherBrendan Paul BurnsPublished in: Microbiome (2020)
This is the first study to reconstruct and describe in detail metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) affiliated with microbial dark matter in hypersaline microbial mats. Our data suggests that these microbial groups are major players in these systems. In light of our findings, we propose H2, ribose and CO/CO2 as the main energy currencies of the MDM community in these mat systems. Video Abstract.