Deep Subsurface | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2026

Metabolic potential of newly isolated bacterial species from the deep subsurface of the Iberian Pyrite Belt

in Terrestrial Microbiology

Adrián Martínez-Bonilla
Guillermo Mateos
Miryam Carrillo-Bautista
David Arranz
Ricardo Amils
Cristina Escudero

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1822116

1,495 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Feb 2023

Implications of a short carbon pulse on biofilm formation on mica schist in microcosms with deep crystalline bedrock groundwater

in Terrestrial Microbiology

Maija Nuppunen-Puputti
Riikka Kietäväinen
Ilmo Kukkonen
Malin Bomberg

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1054084

3,791 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Mar 2022

Epilithic Microbial Community Functionality in Deep Oligotrophic Continental Bedrock

in Microbiological Chemistry and Geomicrobiology

Maija Nuppunen-Puputti
Riikka Kietäväinen
Mari Raulio
Aino Soro
Lotta Purkamo
Ilmo Kukkonen
Malin Bomberg

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2022.826048

9,269 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2020

Microbial Life in the Deep Subsurface Aquifer Illuminated by Metagenomics

in Extreme Microbiology

Vitaly V. Kadnikov
Andrey V. Mardanov
Alexey V. Beletsky
Olga V. Karnachuk
Nikolai V. Ravin

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2020.572252

17,211 views
77 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Mar 2019

An Ionic Limit to Life in the Deep Subsurface

in Extreme Microbiology

Samuel J. Payler
Jennifer F. Biddle
Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Mark G. Fox-Powell
Thomas Edwards
Bryne T. Ngwenya
Sean M. Paling
Charles S. Cockell

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00426

11,644 views
57 citations

Methods

Published on 25 Jul 2017

Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale

in Extreme Microbiology

Rawlings N. Akondi
Ryan V. Trexler
Susan M. Pfiffner
Paula J. Mouser
Shikha Sharma

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01408

15,389 views
17 citations

Editorial

Published on 07 May 2025

Editorial: Deep subsurface microbiology and energetics

in Extreme Microbiology

Alberto Robador
William J. Brazelton
James Andrew Bradley

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1611707

3,727 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2015

Nitrate and ammonia as nitrogen sources for deep subsurface microorganisms

in Terrestrial Microbiology

Heini Kutvonen
Pauliina Rajala
Leena Carpén
Malin Bomberg

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01079

19,471 views
68 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2022

Two Improved Acquisition Systems for Deep Subsurface Exploration

in Solid Earth Geophysics

Nengchao Liu
Gang Yao
Zhihui Zou
Shangxu Wang
Di Wu
Xiang Li
Jianye Zhou

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.850766

2,829 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2021

Shaping of the Present-Day Deep Biosphere at Chicxulub by the Impact Catastrophe That Ended the Cretaceous

in Terrestrial Microbiology

Charles S. Cockell
Bettina Schaefer
Cornelia Wuchter
Marco J. L. Coolen
Kliti Grice
Luzie Schnieders
Joanna V. Morgan
Sean P. S. Gulick
Axel Wittmann
Johanna Lofi

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2021.668240

18,449 views
22 citations

Review

Published on 04 Aug 2023

Hard rock dark biosphere and habitability

in Astrobiology

Cristina Escudero
Ricardo Amils

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2023.1203845

5,153 views
8 citations

Focused Review

Published on 09 Apr 2015

The geomicrobiology of CO2 geosequestration: a focused review on prokaryotic community responses to field-scale CO2 injection

Andre Mu
John W. Moreau

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00263

12,161 views
27 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 09 Nov 2011

Is the Genetic Landscape of the Deep Subsurface Biosphere Affected by Viruses?

in Extreme Microbiology

Rika E Anderson
William J Brazelton
John A Baross

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00219

13,657 views
53 citations

Correction

Published on 24 Oct 2017

Corrigendum: Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale

in Extreme Microbiology

Rawlings N. Akondi
Ryan V. Trexler
Susan M. Pfiffner
Paula J. Mouser
Shikha Sharma

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02141

2,173 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 23 Dec 2024

Calorimetric measurement of energy and nutrient stimulation of microorganisms from the continental deep subsurface

in Extreme Microbiology

Jayme Feyhl-Buska
Fabai Wu
Isaiah E. Smith
Douglas E. LaRowe
Alberto Robador
Brittany Kruger
Magdalena R. Osburn
Jan P. Amend

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1455594

3,706 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 21 Apr 2026

Rare earth element dynamics in the deep subsurface of a high-energy beach

in Marine Biogeochemistry

Magali Roberts
Anja Reckhardt
Kojo Amoako
Grace A. Abarike
Hannelore Waska
Jutta Niggemann
Felix Auer
Moritz Holtappels
Michael Ernst Böttcher
Katharina Pahnke

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1772827

1,438 views

Articles

Metabolic potential of newly isolated bacterial species from the deep subsurface of the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Implications of a short carbon pulse on biofilm formation on mica schist in microcosms with deep crystalline bedrock groundwater

Epilithic Microbial Community Functionality in Deep Oligotrophic Continental Bedrock

Microbial Life in the Deep Subsurface Aquifer Illuminated by Metagenomics

An Ionic Limit to Life in the Deep Subsurface

Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale

Editorial: Deep subsurface microbiology and energetics

Nitrate and ammonia as nitrogen sources for deep subsurface microorganisms

Two Improved Acquisition Systems for Deep Subsurface Exploration

Shaping of the Present-Day Deep Biosphere at Chicxulub by the Impact Catastrophe That Ended the Cretaceous

Hard rock dark biosphere and habitability

The geomicrobiology of CO2 geosequestration: a focused review on prokaryotic community responses to field-scale CO2 injection

Is the Genetic Landscape of the Deep Subsurface Biosphere Affected by Viruses?

Corrigendum: Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale

Calorimetric measurement of energy and nutrient stimulation of microorganisms from the continental deep subsurface

Rare earth element dynamics in the deep subsurface of a high-energy beach