Elusive microbe that consumes ethane found under the sea

Elusive microbe that consumes ethane found under the sea

Elusive microbe that consumes ethane found under the sea, Published online: 27 March 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00842-2

A microorganism that consumes ethane in the absence of environmental oxygen has been discovered. In the depths of the sea, this microbe, which oxidizes ethane, partners with another that reduces sulfate to sulfide.