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Microbial distributions detected by an oligonucleotide microarray across geochemical zones associated with methane in marine sediments from the Ulleung Basin Public Deposited

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  • The biogeochemical processes that occur in marine sediments on continental margins are complex; however, from one perspective they can be considered with respect to three geochemical zones based on the presence and form of methane: sulfate-methane transition (SMTZ), gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ), and free gas zone (FGZ). These geochemical zones may harbor distinct microbial communities that are important in biogeochemical carbon cycles. The objective of this study was to describe the microbial communities in sediments from the SMTZ, GHSZ, and FGZ using molecular ecology methods (i.e., PhyloChip microarray analysis and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP)) and examining the results in the context of non-biological parameters in the sediments. Non-metric multidimensional scaling and multi-response permutation procedures were used to determine whether microbial community compositions were significantly different in the three geochemical zones and to correlate samples with abiotic characteristics of the sediments. This analysis indicated that microbial communities from all three zones were distinct from one another and that variables such as sulfate concentration, hydrate saturation of the nearest gas hydrate layer, and depth (or unmeasured variables associated with depth e.g. temperature, pressure) were correlated to differences between the three zones. The archaeal anaerobic methanotrophs typically attributed to performing anaerobic oxidation of methane were not detected in the SMTZ; however, the marine benthic group-B, which is often found in SMTZ, was detected. Within the GHSZ, samples that were typically closer to layers that contained higher hydrate saturation had indicator sequences related to Vibrio-type taxa. These results suggest that the biogeographic patterns of microbial communities in marine sediments are distinct based on geochemical zones defined by methane.
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  • Briggs, B. B., Graw, M., Brodie, E. L., Bahk, J. J., Kim, S. H., Hyun, J. H., . . . Colwell, F. S. (2013). Microbial distributions detected by an oligonucleotide microarray across geochemical zones associated with methane in marine sediments from the Ulleung Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 47, 147-154. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.02.015
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  • Samples were collected as a part of the second Gas Hydrate Drilling Expedition in the Ulleung Basin (UBGH2) in 2010 which was funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Korea (MKE) under management of Korea Gas Hydrate Research and Development Organization (KGHDO). We thank the entire UBGH2 scientific parties and D/V Fugro Synergy crews for assisting us in the collection of samples. This project was funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory, an agency of the United States Government, through a support contract with URS Energy & Construction, Inc. in support of the National Energy Laboratory’s ongoing research in methane hydrates under the RES contract DE-FE0004000. Additional support came in part by an appointment to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Postgraduate Research Program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and by the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI). Part of this work was performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab under U.S. DOE contract number DE-AC02-05CH11232. Michael Graw was supported under a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at Oregon State University.
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