Scientists discover unique microbes in Amazonian peatlands that could influence climate change

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Source: Photo courtesy of Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz

Researchers have identified an unknown family of microbes uniquely adapted to the waterlogged, low-oxygen conditions of tropical peatlands in Peru’s northwestern Amazonian rainforest.

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