About the Authors
- Stephen M. Techtmann
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* E-mail: stephen.techtmann@gmail.com
Affiliations Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Julian L. Fortney
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Affiliations Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Kati A. Ayers
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Affiliations Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Dominique C. Joyner
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Affiliations Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Thomas D. Linley
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Affiliation Ocean Lab, University of Aberdeen, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
- Susan M. Pfiffner
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Affiliations Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Terry C. Hazen
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Affiliations Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
Competing Interests
This research was supported by contract A13-0119-001 Deep Sea Basin Microbiology between the University of Tennessee and BP America. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SMT JLF SMP TCH. Performed the experiments: SMT JLF KAA TDL DCJ. Analyzed the data: SMT KAA SMP. Wrote the paper: SMT.