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#autotrophs — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #autotrophs, aggregated by home.social.

  1. A new bacterial species from a hydrothermal vent throws light on microbial evolution phys.org/news/2023-11-bacteria paper: microbiologyresearch.org/conte

    "The #discovery of a #mesophilic (adapted to moderate temperatures) #Hydrogenimonas species was unexpected. The strain likely provides us with the opportunity to investigate their evolutionary transition from a #thermophilic to a mesophilic and from an #autotrophic (capable of creating organic compounds) to a #heterotrophic (consumes #autotrophs) lifestyle"