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Diversity of methyl alkyl succinate synthase genes in hydrocarbon seep sediments (Raw sequence reads)

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Citation

MGnify (2019). Diversity of methyl alkyl succinate synthase genes in hydrocarbon seep sediments (Raw sequence reads). Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/e1exwn accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-01-24.

Description

In this study, the potential of hydrocarbon biodegradation in marine sediments was determined through the detection of a functional biomarker, the masD gene encoding (1-methyl-alkyl) succinate synthase, the key enzyme of anaerobic alkane degradation. We studied the masD diversity in 12 sampling sites from 7 methane, gas and hydrocarbon seeps differing in water depth, sediment depth, temperature, sulfate reduction rate and hydrocarbon composition (alkanes, aromatics) by parallel 454-tagged sequencing.

Sampling Description

Sampling

In this study, the potential of hydrocarbon biodegradation in marine sediments was determined through the detection of a functional biomarker, the masD gene encoding (1-methyl-alkyl) succinate synthase, the key enzyme of anaerobic alkane degradation. We studied the masD diversity in 12 sampling sites from 7 methane, gas and hydrocarbon seeps differing in water depth, sediment depth, temperature, sulfate reduction rate and hydrocarbon composition (alkanes, aromatics) by parallel 454-tagged sequencing.

Method steps

  1. Pipeline used: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metagenomics/pipelines/4.1

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originator
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
metadata author
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
administrative point of contact
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
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