How a #microbe creates its own #sulfate reduction machinery.
#methanogen #Methanothermococcus #evolution
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-microbe-sulfate-reduction-machinery.html
How a microbe creates its own sulfate reduction machinery
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, have uncovered the molecular secrets of a methane-generating microbe that can transform sulfate into sulfide—a ready-to-use cellular building block. This discovery opens up exciting opportunities in biofuel production.