Metagenomics reveals niche partitioning within the phototrophic zone of a microbial mat.

Hypersaline photosynthetic microbial mats are stratified microbial communities known for their taxonomic and metabolic diversity and strong light-driven day-night environmental gradients. In this study of the upper photosynthetic zone of hypersaline microbial mats of Elkhorn Slough, California (USA)...

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Main Authors: Jackson Z Lee, R Craig Everroad, Ulas Karaoz, Angela M Detweiler, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Peter K Weber, Leslie Prufert-Bebout, Brad M Bebout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6133358?pdf=render