candidate division OP8 bacterium SCGC AAA252-P19. Aminicenantes bacterium SCGC AAA252-P19

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：本项目借助单细胞基因组学技术，针对来自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个全新未被探索的主要分支。依托该基因组数据，我们解析了大量门内与跨门的进化关系，并发现了诸多此前未被认知的代谢特征——这些特征拓展了我们对生物学的认知边界，同时挑战了当前学界关于生命三大域间分界的既有定论。