Caspian Sea Sediment - 16S Survey Targeted Locus (Loci)
Citation
MGnify (2019). Caspian Sea Sediment - 16S Survey Targeted Locus (Loci). Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qpmpwv accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-08-14.Description
The Caspian Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world due to industrial and agricultural effluents as well as extraction of oil and gas reserves. Microbial communities can impact the fate of contaminants and nutrients. However, insight into the microbial ecology of the Caspian Sea significantly lags behind other marine systems. Here we describe the microbial diversity of sediments collected from three sampling stations in the Caspian Sea. This study provides a baseline assessment that may serve as a point of reference as this system changes or as remediation efforts are initiated to reduce pollution.Sampling Description
Sampling
The Caspian Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world due to industrial and agricultural effluents as well as extraction of oil and gas reserves. Microbial communities can impact the fate of contaminants and nutrients. However, insight into the microbial ecology of the Caspian Sea significantly lags behind other marine systems. Here we describe the microbial diversity of sediments collected from three sampling stations in the Caspian Sea. This study provides a baseline assessment that may serve as a point of reference as this system changes or as remediation efforts are initiated to reduce pollution.Method steps
- Pipeline used: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metagenomics/pipelines/4.1
Taxonomic Coverages
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Bibliographic Citations
- Mahmoudi N, Robeson MS, Castro HF, Fortney JL, Techtmann SM, Joyner DC, Paradis CJ, Pfiffner SM, Hazen TC. 2015. Microbial community composition and diversity in Caspian Sea sediments. FEMS Microbiol Ecol vol. 91 - DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiu013
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originatorOak Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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