Microbial Selection and Survival in Subseafloor Sediment

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Kirkpatrick, John B., Walsh, Emily A., D’Hondt, Steven
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: Microbiology; Bering Sea; Indian; Perseverance
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527604/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31139156; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00956

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...