Assessment of the bacterial community structure in shallow and deep sediments of the Perdido Fold Belt region in the Gulf of Mexico

The Mexican region of the Perdido Fold Belt (PFB), in northwestern Gulf of Mexico (GoM), is a geological province with important oil reservoirs that will be subjected to forthcoming oil exploration and extraction activities. To date, little is known about the native microbial communities of this reg...

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Main Authors: Ma. Fernanda Sánchez-Soto Jiménez, Daniel Cerqueda-García, Jorge L. Montero-Muñoz, Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, José Q. García-Maldonado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5583.pdf