A metagenomics transect into the deepest point of the Baltic Sea reveals clear stratification of microbial functional capacities.

The Baltic Sea is characterized by hyposaline surface waters, hypoxic and anoxic deep waters and sediments. These conditions, which in turn lead to a steep oxygen gradient, are particularly evident at Landsort Deep in the Baltic Proper. Given these substantial differences in environmental parameters...

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Main Authors: Petter Thureborn, Daniel Lundin, Josefin Plathan, Anthony M Poole, Britt-Marie Sjöberg, Sara Sjöling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24086414/pdf/?tool=EBI