Microbial Selection and Survival in Subseafloor Sediment

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: John B. Kirkpatrick, Emily A. Walsh, Steven D’Hondt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: marine sediment bacteria; marine sediment archaea; deep biosphere; microbial selection; 16S rDNA; U1343; Microbiology; QR1-502; Bering Sea; Indian; Perseverance
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00956; https://doaj.org/article/e1598cd51b644e04acd5016e6ebacd3d

Many studies have examined relationships of microorganisms to geochemical zones in subseafloor sediment. However, responses to selective pressure and patterns of community succession with sediment depth have rarely been examined. Here we use 16S rDNA sequencing to examine the succession of microbial...