Archaeal and bacterial diversity in an arsenic-rich shallow-sea hydrothermal system undergoing phase separation

Archaeal and bacterial diversity in an arsenic-rich shallow-sea hydrothermal system undergoing phase separation

Phase separation is a ubiquitous process in seafloor hydrothermal vents, creating a large range of salinities. Toxic elements (e.g., arsenic) partition into the vapor phase, and thus can be enriched in both high and low salinity fluids. However, investigations of microbial diversity at sites associa...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roy Edward Price, Ryan eLesniewski, Katja eNitzsche, Anke eMeyerdierks, Chad eSaltikov, Thomas ePichler, Jan eAmend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Arsenic
Phase Separation
Microbial Diversity
hydrothermal
gradients
Milos
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00158/full

Similar Items

Similar Items