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Professor for Microbial Communities @DOME_Vienna @univienna, studying the role of microbes in environmental and human health, @sulfurmicrobes & gut #microbiome
Aug 31, 2020 25 tweets 23 min read
Hey geomicrobiology and microbiome tweeps!

Do you know that the sulfosugar #sulfoquinovose (SQ) is a ubiquitous microbial nutrient in the environment and in a vegetarian diet?

No?

Here comes some SQ propaganda…a thread

#sulfurcycle #carboncycle #H2S #microbiome #diet Image First, for #sulfoquinovose newbies, I very much recommend the wonderful review by Ethan Goddard-Borger @ethangbaus & Spencer Williams @sjwill99

Sulfoquinovose in the biosphere: occurrence, metabolism and functions portlandpress.com/biochemj/artic…