Deep-sea anthropogenic macrodebris harbours rich and diverse communities of bacteria and archaea

The deep sea is the largest biome on earth, and microbes dominate in biomass and abundance. Anthropogenic litter is now almost ubiquitous in this biome, and its deposition creates new habitats and environments, including for microbial assemblages. With the ever increasing accumulation of this debris...

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Hauptverfasser: Woodall, L, Jungblut, A, Hopkins, K, Hall, A, Robinson, L, Gwinnett, C, Paterson, G
Format: Journal article
Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science 2018