Cores were collected over a year long period from sites associated with three transects in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Surface sediments were analyzed to determine patterns in Bacteria and Archaea wi
The oxic to anoxic gradient present in marine sediments promotes high levels of microbial diversity. Yet due to a scarcity of studies much of this biodiversity remains unknown. We applied metagenomics
To study the diversity of microorganisms in the sediments of the Xisha Islands, their species composition, the physicochemical and biological factors affecting their distribution, as well as the mecha