Metagenomic analysis and metabolite profiling of deep-sea sediments from the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Marine subsurface environments, such as deep-sea sediments, house abundant and diverse microbial communities that are believed to influence large-scale geochemical processes. These processes include the biotransformation and mineralization of numerous petroleum constituents. Thus, microbial commun...

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Main Authors: Nikole Elizabeth Kimes, Amy V. Callaghan, Deniz F Aktas, Whitney L Smith, Jan eSunner, Bernard T. Golding, Marta eDrozdowska, Terry C. Hazen, Joseph Michael Suflita, Pamela J. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00050/full