Bacterial community structure and novel species of magnetotactic bacteria in sediments from a seamount in the Mariana volcanic arc

Abstract Seamounts are undersea mountains rising abruptly from the sea floor and interacting dynamically with underwater currents. They represent unique biological habitats with various microbial community structures. Certain seamount bacteria form conspicuous extracellular iron oxide structures, in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jia Liu, Wenyan Zhang, Xuegong Li, Xuegang Li, Xumiao Chen, Jin-Hua Li, Zhaojie Teng, Cong Xu, Claire-Lise Santini, Li Zhao, Yuan Zhao, Heng Zhang, Wei-Jia Zhang, Kuidong Xu, Chaolun Li, Yongxin Pan, Tian Xiao, Hongmiao Pan, Long-Fei Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17445-4