Diversity and Biogeography of Bathyal and Abyssal Seafloor Bacteria.

The deep ocean floor covers more than 60% of the Earth's surface, and hosts diverse bacterial communities with important functions in carbon and nutrient cycles. The identification of key bacterial members remains a challenge and their patterns of distribution in seafloor sediment yet remain po...

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Main Authors: Christina Bienhold, Lucie Zinger, Antje Boetius, Alban Ramette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4731391?pdf=render