candidate division OP3 bacterium SCGC AAA011-L16. Omnitrophica bacterium SCGC AAA011-L16

Microbial Dark Matter project: Applying single-cell genomics, we targeted and sequenced uncultivated archaeal and bacterial cells from nine diverse habitats belonging to 28 major uncharted branches of the tree of life. With this genomic information, we could resolve numerous intra- and inter-phylum level relationships and discovered unexpected metabolic features that extend our understanding of biology and challenge established boundaries between the three domains of life.

微生物暗物质（Microbial Dark Matter）项目：本项目依托单细胞基因组学技术，对来自9类不同生境的未培养古菌与细菌细胞开展靶向分选与测序，这些细胞隶属于生命之树的28个主要未被探索的分支。依托获取的基因组信息，本研究解析了大量门内及门间的系统发育关系，并发现了此前未被知晓的代谢特征——这些发现不仅拓展了我们对生物学的认知，同时挑战了生命三大域之间既定的分类边界。