Diversity and metabolic potentials of subsurface crustal microorganisms from the western flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Diversity and metabolic potentials of subsurface crustal microorganisms from the western flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Deep-sea oceanic crust constitutes the largest region of the earth’s surface. Accumulating evidence suggests that unique microbial communities are supported by iron cycling processes, particularly in the young (<10 million-year old), cool (<25 °C) subsurface oceanic crust. To test this hypothe...

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Main Authors: Xinxu eZhang, Xiaoyuan eFeng, Fengping eWang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
deep biosphere
Geomicrobiology
iron metabolism
oceanic crust
Comparative metagenomics
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00363/full

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