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: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 2019
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Indian; Perseverance
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/721; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00956; https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/gsofacpubs/article/1688/viewcontent/D_Hondt_etal_MicrobialSelection_2019.pdf

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...