Microorganisms employ a secret weapon during metabolism

In the global carbon cycle microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers from Bremen and Taiwan have investigated the methods that are utilized at extremely hot, acidic and sulfur-rich hydrothermal vents in shallow waters off the island of Kueishantao, Taiwan. A team working with first author Joely Maak of MARUM — Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen has now published their study in the professional journal Biogeosciences.