Scientists have now identified a whole new phylum of bacteria, which is abundant and widespread in the "dark forest" of our planet's deep soils. Using high-quality metagenome data, an international ...

Biologists have now discovered a widespread and relatively abundant bacterial phylum, named CSP1-3, in deep soils and evaluated its phylogeny, ecology, metabolism, and evolutionary history. “The ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...