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GeoChip-based analysis of metabolic diversity of microbial communities at the Juan de Fuca Ridge hydrothermal vent.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 Mar 2009
Wang Fengping, Zhou Huaiyang, Meng Jun, Peng Xiaotong, Jiang Lijing, Sun Ping, Zhang Chuanlun, Van Nostrand Joy D, Deng Ye, He Zhili, Wu Liyou, Zhou Jizhong, Xiao Xiang
Abstract excerpt
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are one of the most unique and fascinating ecosystems on Earth. Although phylogenetic diversity of vent communities has been extensively examined, their physiological diversity is poorly understood. In this study, a GeoChip-based, high-throughput metagenomics technology revealed dramatic differences in microbial metabolic functions in a newly grown protochimney (inner section, Proto-I;...
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