Microbial diversity in the hydrate-containing and -free surface sediments in the Shenhu area, South China Sea

Microbial diversity in the hydrate-containing (sites SH3B and SH7B) and -free (sites SH1B, SH5B, SH5C) sediments collected from the Shenhu area of the South China Sea (SCS) was investigated using 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic analysis. The phylogenetic results indicate difference in microbial communiti...

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Main Authors: Lu Jiao, Xin Su, Yuanyuan Wang, Hongchen Jiang, Yong Zhang, Fang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987114000668