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Membrane complex aids rock-eating microbes in converting carbon dioxide to biomass

So-called rock-eating microorganisms obtain their energy to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) from inorganic sources and make up the vast majority of biomass producers. Using electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy, a research team from the universities of Potsdam and Marburg has investigated the s...

Membrane complex aids rock-eating microbes in converting carbon dioxide to biomass
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So-called rock-eating microorganisms obtain their energy to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) from inorganic sources and make up the vast majority of biomass producers. Using electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy, a research team from the universities of Potsdam and Marburg has investigated the structure of DAB2 in the sulfur bacterium Halothiobacillus neapolitanus. Their findings have been published in Nature Communications.

Originally published at Phys.org

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