Fermentative and respiratory processes in anoxic permeable sediments. beach sand metagenome

Permeable (sandy) sediments cover half of the continental margin and are major regulators of oceanic carbon cycling. The microbial communities within these highly dynamic sediments frequently shift between oxic and anoxic states, and hence are less stratified than cohesive sediments. These data seeks to resolve how these communities maintain metabolism during oxic-anoxic transitions.