Spatially extensive microbial biogeography of the Indian Ocean provides insights into the unique community structure of a pristine coral atoll

• Main Authors: Jeffries, Thomas C., Ostrowski, Martin, Williams, Rohan B., Xie, Chao, Jensen, Rachelle M., Grzymski, Joseph J., Senstius, Svend Jacob, Givskov, Michael, Hoeke, Ron, Philip, Gayle K., Neches, Russell Y., Drautz-Moses, Daniela I., Chénard, Caroline, Paulsen, Ian T., Lauro, Federico M.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81041; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39054
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Microorganisms act both as drivers and indicators of perturbations in the marine environment. In an effort to establish baselines to predict the response of marine habitats to environmental change, here we report a broad survey of microbial diversity across the Indian Ocean, including the first micr...