Microbial activity in the marine deep biosphere: Progress and prospects

Microbial activity in the marine deep biosphere: Progress and prospects

The vast marine deep biosphere consists of microbial habitats within sediment, pore waters, upper basaltic crust and the fluids that circulate throughout it. A wide range of temperature, pressure, pH, and electron donor and acceptor conditions exists – all of which can combine to affect carbon and n...

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Main Authors: Beth N Orcutt, Douglas E. LaRowe, Jennifer F Biddle, Frederick S. Colwell, Brian T. Glazer, Brandi Kiel Reese, John B Kirkpatrick, Laura L Lapham, Heath J. Mills, Jason B Sylvan, Scott D Wankel, C Geoff Wheat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
sediment
biogeochemistry
deep biosphere
subsurface microbiology
C-DEBI
IODP
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00189/full

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