basalt
Aquifer Microbes Survive on Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Diet
Bacteria living on the surface of the mineral olivine inside a deep, subseafloor aquifer rely on the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway, an ancient type of metabolism that uses hydrogen and carbon dioxide to yield energy and organic compounds.
Presence of Life in Oceanic Crust Confirmed
4 April 2013 Feature
Microbes can live pretty much anywhere. Bacteria, archaea, and primitive eukaryotes have been…
Real-time Microbial Sampling of Basaltic Crust
13 February 2013 Feature
The GeoMICROBE instrument sled—designed to conduct real-time and time-series microbial geochemical…