Bacterial diversity in deep-sea sediments under influence of asphalt seep at the Sao Paulo Plateau
L. L. Queiroz, A. Bendia, R. T. D. Duarte, D. A. d. Gracas, A. L. d. C. d. Silva, C. R. Nakayama, P. Y. Sumida, A. O. S. Lima, Y. Nagano, K. Fujikura, H. Kitazato, V. H. Pellizari
The paper investigates bacterial diversity in deep-sea sediments influenced by asphalt seeps using NGS, finding high abundance of Alphaproteobacteria and Acidimicrobiia possibly linked to hydrocarbon metabolism.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2019Microbiology