Shifts in the Microbial Community Composition of Gulf Coast Beaches Following Beach Oiling

Ryan J. Newton; Susan M. Huse; Hilary G. Morrison; Colin S. Peake; Mitchell L. Sogin; Sandra L. McLellan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074265

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Shifts in the Microbial Community Composition of Gulf Coast Beaches Following Beach Oiling

Ryan J. Newton,

Affiliation School of Freshwater Sciences, Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Susan M. Huse,

Current address: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Affiliation Josephine Bay Paul Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hilary G. Morrison,

Affiliation Josephine Bay Paul Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Colin S. Peake,

Current address: School of Natural Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Affiliation School of Freshwater Sciences, Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Mitchell L. Sogin,

Affiliation Josephine Bay Paul Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sandra L. McLellan

* E-mail: mclellan@uwm.edu

Affiliation School of Freshwater Sciences, Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Shifts in the Microbial Community Composition of Gulf Coast Beaches Following Beach Oiling

Ryan J. Newton,
Susan M. Huse,
Hilary G. Morrison,
Colin S. Peake,
Mitchell L. Sogin,
Sandra L. McLellan

Published: September 10, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074265

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Figure S1 correction

Posted by rjnewton on 28 Jan 2014 at 14:42 GMT

Authors Note: We were recently informed that Figure S1 is a duplicate of Table S1. The PLOS ONE team is working to resolve the issue. In the meantime, if you would like a copy of Figure S1, please email me, Ryan Newton at newtonr@uwm.edu. Happy Reading!

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