Phosphite, a species of phosphorus in a P³⁺ oxidation state, is believed to have played an important role in the primordial Earth. Figueroa et al. used metagenomics to uncover anaerobic bacterial communities from waste water waste sludge that sustain life from energy provided by phosphite.

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亚磷酸盐的生命：一个元基因组学故事

亚磷酸酯是处于P ³⁺氧化态的一种磷，据信在原始地球中起了重要作用。Figueroa等。使用宏基因组学从废水废泥中发现厌氧细菌群落，这些废物通过亚磷酸盐提供的能量维持生命。