2025-12-06
Extensive halogenated organic compound reservoirs and active microbial dehalogenation in Mariana Trench sediments
2025-12-06 • Rulong Liu, Hui Ping Wei, Zhong‐Ning Xu, Yuheng Liu, Jiani He, Zhixuan Wang, Li Wang, Min Luo, Jiasong Fang, Federico Baltar, Yunping Xu, Qirui Lia...
Abstract The hadal trenches, the deepest regions of the ocean, serve as the final sinks for marine particles and "tunnels" for material exchange between the ocean and Earth's interior. Despite their extreme conditions, the trench sediments contain high content of organic carbon and active microbial carbon turnover, are hotspots for deep-sea organic carbon degradation and unique microbial processes. However, little is known about the organic carbon components and microbial metabolisms driving their degradation in t…