Bacterial Community Composition in the Sea Surface Microlayer Off the Peruvian Coast

The sea surface microlayer (SML) is located at the air-sea interface, with microorganisms and organic matter in the SML influencing air-sea exchange processes. Yet understanding of the SML bacterial (bacterioneuston) community composition and assembly remains limited. Availability of organic matter,...

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Main Authors: Birthe Zäncker, Michael Cunliffe, Anja Engel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
SML
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02699/full