The Unique Chemistry of Eastern Mediterranean Water Masses Selects for Distinct Microbial Communities by Depth

Stephen M. Techtmann; Julian L. Fortney; Kati A. Ayers; Dominique C. Joyner; Thomas D. Linley; Susan M. Pfiffner; Terry C. Hazen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0120605

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The Unique Chemistry of Eastern Mediterranean Water Masses Selects for Distinct Microbial Communities by Depth

Stephen M. Techtmann ,

* 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
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Julian L. Fortney,

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
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Kati A. Ayers,

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
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Dominique C. Joyner,

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
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Thomas D. Linley,

Affiliation Ocean Lab, University of Aberdeen, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
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Susan M. Pfiffner,

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
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Terry C. Hazen

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
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The Unique Chemistry of Eastern Mediterranean Water Masses Selects for Distinct Microbial Communities by Depth

Stephen M. Techtmann,
Julian L. Fortney,
Kati A. Ayers,
Dominique C. Joyner,
Thomas D. Linley,
Susan M. Pfiffner,
Terry C. Hazen

Published: March 25, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120605

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