Microbial Community Composition and Functional Capacity in a Terrestrial Ferruginous, Sulfate-Depleted Mud Volcano

Terrestrial mud volcanoes (MVs) are an important natural source of methane emission. The role of microbial processes in methane cycling and organic transformation in such environments remains largely unexplored. In this study, we aim to uncover functional potentials and community assemblages across...

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Main Authors: Tzu-Hsuan Tu, Li-Wei Wu, Yu-Shih Lin, Hiroyuki Imachi, Li-Hung Lin, Pei-Ling Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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AOM
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02137/full