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Hydrogen and dark oxygen drive microbial productivity in diverse groundwater ecosystems

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  • S. Emil Ruff

    (University of Calgary
    Marine Biological Laboratory
    Marine Biological Laboratory)

  • Pauline Humez

    (University of Calgary)

  • Isabella Hrabe Angelis

    (University of Calgary
    Max Planck Institute for Chemistry)

  • Muhe Diao

    (University of Calgary)

  • Michael Nightingale

    (University of Calgary)

  • Sara Cho

    (University of Calgary)

  • Liam Connors

    (University of Calgary)

  • Olukayode O. Kuloyo

    (University of Calgary)

  • Alan Seltzer

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

  • Samuel Bowman

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

  • Scott D. Wankel

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

  • Cynthia N. McClain

    (University of Calgary
    Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
    Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute)

  • Bernhard Mayer

    (University of Calgary)

  • Marc Strous

    (University of Calgary)

Abstract

Around 50% of humankind relies on groundwater as a source of drinking water. Here we investigate the age, geochemistry, and microbiology of 138 groundwater samples from 95 monitoring wells (

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  • S. Emil Ruff & Pauline Humez & Isabella Hrabe Angelis & Muhe Diao & Michael Nightingale & Sara Cho & Liam Connors & Olukayode O. Kuloyo & Alan Seltzer & Samuel Bowman & Scott D. Wankel & Cynthia N. Mc, 2023. "Hydrogen and dark oxygen drive microbial productivity in diverse groundwater ecosystems," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-38523-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38523-4
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