Microbial communities in methane- and short chain alkane-rich hydrothermal sediments of Guaymas Basin

Microbial communities in methane- and short chain alkane-rich hydrothermal sediments of Guaymas Basin

The hydrothermal sediments of Guaymas Basin, an active spreading center in the Gulf of California (Mexico), are rich in porewater methane, short-chain alkanes, sulfate and sulfide, and provide a model system to explore habitat preferences of microorganisms, including sulfate-dependent, methane- and...

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Main Authors: Frederick eDowell, Zena eCardman, Srishti eDasarathy, Matthias eKellermann, Julius Sebastian Lipp, S. Emil Ruff, Jennifer F Biddle, Luke eMcKay, Barbara J. MacGregor, Karen G. Lloyd, Daniel B Albert, Howard eMendlovitz, Kai-Uwe eHinrichs, Andreas eTeske
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Alkanes
Hydrothermal Vents
Methane
sediment
ANME
Guaymas basin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00017/full

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