• New ecosystems in the deep subsurface follow the flow of water driven by geological activity 

      Borgonie, Gaetan; Magnabosco, Cara; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Linage-Alvarez, Borja; Ojo, Abidemi Oluranti; Freese, Leanne Brenda; van Jaarsveld, Charl; Van Rooyen, Christelle; Kuloyo, Olukayode; Cason, Errol Duncan; Vermeulen, J.; Pienaar, C.; van Heerden, Esta; Lollar, Barbara Sherwood; Onstott, Tullis C.; Mundle, Scott O.C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-01)
      Eukarya have been discovered in the deep subsurface at several locations in South Africa, but how organisms reach the subsurface remains unknown. We studied river-subsurface fissure water systems and identified Eukarya ...