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SUBMITTER: Meyer JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4776111 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meyer Julie L JL Jaekel Ulrike U Tully Benjamin J BJ Glazer Brian T BT Wheat C Geoffrey CG Lin Huei-Ting HT Hsieh Chih-Chiang CC Cowen James P JP Hulme Samuel M SM Girguis Peter R PR Huber Julie A JA
Scientific reports 20160303
The rock-hosted, oceanic crustal aquifer is one of the largest ecosystems on Earth, yet little is known about its indigenous microorganisms. Here we provide the first phylogenetic and functional description of an active microbial community residing in the cold oxic crustal aquifer. Using subseafloor observatories, we recovered crustal fluids and found that the geochemical composition is similar to bottom seawater, as are cell abundances. However, based on relative abundances and functional poten ...[more]