SEM image of Clostridium sp. strain HSAI-1 isolated in our present study

Dear all

Our recent work has been published on January 8, 2016,
Scientific Reports, an on-line journal of Nature Publishing Group.


Publication:
Anaerobic decomposition of humic substances by Clostridium from the deep subsurface.
Ueno A, Shimizu S, Tamamura S, Okuyama H, Naganuma T & Kaneko K
Scientific Reports (2016) 6, 18990
doi : 10.1038/srep18990



This paper is freely available from the following site.
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep18990


Brief summary (From abstract):

(1) An anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium sp. strain HSAI-1 was isolated from the deep subsurface.

(2) Strain HSAI-1 anaerobically decomposes humic substance (HS) which is one of main organic matter in the subsurface.

(3) Strain HSAI-1 transforms HSs.

(4) This study improves our understanding of the anaerobic decomposition of HSs in the hidden carbon cycling in the Earth’s subsurface.