Diversity, biogeography and biodegradation potential of actinobacteria in the deep-sea sediments along the Southwest Indian Ridge

Diversity, biogeography and biodegradation potential of actinobacteria in the deep-sea sediments along the Southwest Indian Ridge

The phylum Actinobacteria has been reported to be common or even abundant in deep marine sediments, however, knowledge about the diversity, distribution, and function of actinobacteria is limited. In this study, actinobacterial diversity in the deep sea along the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) was in...

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Main Authors: Ping Chen, Limin Zhang, Xiaoxuan Guo, Xin Dai, Li Liu, Lijun Xi, Jian Wang, Lei Song, Yuezhu Wang, Yaxin Zhu, Li Huang, Ying Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
pyrosequencing
Biodegradation
community structure
Microbial Diversity
cultivation
Southwest indian ridge
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01340/full

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