Sulfate-reducing bacteria break down a large proportion of the organic carbon in the oxygen-free zones of Earth, and in the ...

Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.

In the upper reaches of the mat, sulfate-reducing bacteria use edible fermentation products and breathable sulfate to make sulfide gas (in blue), a reactive form of sulfur. By locally raising the ...

To find out which molecular tools the sulfate-reducing bacteria use, the researchers analysed the entire set of proteins present, known as the proteome. In total, they looked at the results of 80 ...