BACTERIAL DIVERSITY, SEDIMENT AGE AND ORGANIC RESPIRATION IN THE MARINE SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT

Emily A Walsh1, John B Kirkpatrick2, Robert A Pockalny3, Justine Sauvage3, Mitchell L Sogin4 and Steven D'Hondt2, (1)University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States, (2)University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States, (3)University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States, (4)Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, United States
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