Thermogenic hydrocarbons fuel a redox stratified subseafloor microbiome in deep sea cold seep sediments
X. Dong, J. E. Rattray, D. C. Campbell, J. Webb, A. Chakraborty, O. Adebayo, S. Matthews, C. Li, M. Fowler, A. Macdonald, R. A. Groves, I. A. Lewis, S. H. Wang, D. Mayumi, C. Greening, C. R. J. Hubert
This study profiles microbial activities in deep sea cold seep sediments, revealing hydrocarbon oxidation pathways and their role in sustaining diverse microbial communities across redox gradients.
bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology