Weathered granites and soils harbour microbes with lanthanide-dependent methylotrophic enzymes

Prior to soil formation, phosphate liberated by rock weathering is often sequestered into highly insoluble lanthanide phosphate minerals. Dissolution of these minerals releases phosphate and lanthanides to the...

Source: BMC Biology - February 19, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Marcos Y. Voutsinos, Jacob A. West-Roberts, Rohan Sachdeva, John W. Moreau and Jillian F. Banfield Tags: Research article Source Type: research