Prokaryotic lifestyles in deep sea habitats |
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Authors: | Federico M. Lauro Douglas H. Bartlett |
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Affiliation: | (1) Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Marine Biology Research Division, University of California, 8750 Biological Grade, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, USA |
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Abstract: | Gradients of physicochemical factors influence the growth and survival of life in deep-sea environments. Insights into the characteristics of deep marine prokaryotes has greatly benefited from recent progress in whole genome and metagenome sequence analyses. Here we review the current state-of-the-art of deep-sea microbial genomics. Ongoing and future genome-enabled studies will allow for a better understanding of deep-sea evolution, physiology, biochemistry, community structure and nutrient cycling. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. An erratum to this article can be found at |
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Keywords: | Psychrophiles Ecology Comparative genomics Piezophysiology Piezophiles High pressure biosciences Biodiversity Genomics |
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