Comparative Metagenomics Highlight a Widespread Pathway Involved in Catabolism of Phosphonates in Marine and Terrestrial Serpentinizing Ecosystems

Eléonore Frouin (1) , Aurélien Lecoeuvre , Fabrice Armougom (1) , Matthew Schrenk , Gaël Erauso (1)

1 MIO - Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie

This first comparative metagenomic study of serpentinite-hosted environments provides an objective framework to understand the functioning of these peculiar ecosystems. We showed a taxonomic similarity between the PBHF and other terrestrial serpentinite-hosted ecosystems.

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie

Eléonore Frouin, Aurélien Lecoeuvre, Fabrice Armougom, Matthew Schrenk, Gaël Erauso. Comparative Metagenomics Highlight a Widespread Pathway Involved in Catabolism of Phosphonates in Marine and Terrestrial Serpentinizing Ecosystems. mSystems, 2022, 7 (4), ⟨10.1128/msystems.00328-22⟩. ⟨hal-03993290⟩