AUTHOR=He Xinyi , Liu Qian , Li Xiaohu , Li Zhenggang , Wang Hao , Zhu Zhimin , Dong Yanhui , Li Jie , Li Huaiming TITLE=Bacterial contributions to the formation of polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science VOLUME=12 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1533654 DOI=10.3389/fmars.2025.1533654 ISSN=2296-7745