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Prokaryotic lifestyles in deep sea habitats

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Abstract

Gradients of physicochemical factors influence the growth and survival of life in deep-sea environments. Insights into the characteristics of deep marine prokaryotes has greatly benefited from recent progress in whole genome and metagenome sequence analyses. Here we review the current state-of-the-art of deep-sea microbial genomics. Ongoing and future genome-enabled studies will allow for a better understanding of deep-sea evolution, physiology, biochemistry, community structure and nutrient cycling.

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We are grateful to the National Science Foundation for their support (MCB02-37059, MCB04-009 and MCB05-44524) and to Xavier Mayali for insightful discussion.

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Lauro, F.M., Bartlett, D.H. Prokaryotic lifestyles in deep sea habitats. Extremophiles 12, 15–25 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-006-0059-5

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