Subsurface Biosphere
Exploration of life underground is another scientific frontier. Our research explores the diversity and function of life in this environment and elucidates the potential for carbon sequestration, which could significantly impact climate regulation. Further, understanding subsurface ecosystems is vital for assessing the environmental impacts of deep-seafloor mining, and our lab focuses on unlocking these microbial secrets, aiming to inform sustainable practices and contribute to the preservation of deep-sea ecosystems while enhancing our knowledge of Earth's biosphere.
Selected Published Works
Jungbluth SP, ..., Rappé MS (2017). Genomic comparisons of a bacterial lineage that inhabits both marine and terrestrial deep subsurface systems. PeerJ, 5, e3134. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3134
Nigro, OD, Jungbluth, SP, ..., Steward, GF (2017). Viruses in the Oceanic Basement. mBio, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02129-16
Jungbluth SP, Boyd JA, ..., Tyson GW (2019). Divergent methyl-coenzyme M reductase genes in a deep-subseafloor Archaeoglobi. The ISME Journal, 13(5), 1269–1279. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0343-2
Momper L, Jungbluth SP, ..., Amend J P (2017). Energy and carbon metabolisms in a deep terrestrial subsurface fluid microbial community. The ISME Journal, 11(10), 2319–2333. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.94
Robador A, Jungbluth SP, ..., Cowen, JP (2014). Activity and phylogenetic diversity of sulfate-reducing microorganisms in low-temperature subsurface fluids within the upper oceanic crust. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, 748. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00748
Magnabosco C, ..., Jungbluth SP, et al. "Biogeography, ecology, and evolution of deep life." Deep Carbon (2019): 524-55. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108677950
Carboxydotrophy potential of uncultivated Hydrothermarchaeota from the subseafloor crustal biosphere
Carr SA, Jungbluth SP, ..., Orcutt BN. (2019). Carboxydotrophy potential of uncultivated Hydrothermarchaeota from the subseafloor crustal biosphere. The ISME Journal, 13(6), 1457–1468. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-019-0352-9
Jungbluth SP, ..., Rappé MS. (2013). Microbial diversity within basement fluids of the sediment-buried Juan de Fuca Ridge flank. The ISME Journal, 7(1), 161–172. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2012.73