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Biogeographical distribution and diversity of microbes in methane hydrate-bearing deep marine sediments on the Pacific Ocean Margin.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Feb 2006
Inagaki Fumio, Nunoura Takuro, Nakagawa Satoshi, Teske Andreas, Lever Mark, Lauer Antje, Suzuki Masae, Takai Ken, Delwiche Mark, Colwell Frederick S, Nealson Kenneth H, Horikoshi Koki, D'Hondt Steven, Jørgensen Bo B
Abstract excerpt
The deep subseafloor biosphere is among the least-understood habitats on Earth, even though the huge microbial biomass therein plays an important role for potential long-term controls on global biogeochemical cycles. We report here the vertical and geographical distribution of microbes and their phylogenetic diversities in deeply buried marine sediments of the Pacific Ocean Margins. During the Ocean Drilling...
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