Thermotogota diversity and distribution patterns revealed in Auka and JaichMaa 'ja 'ag hydrothermal vent fields in the Pescadero Basin, Gulf of California.

ABSTRACT: Discovering new deep hydrothermal vent systems is one of the biggest challenges in ocean exploration. They are a unique window to elucidate the physical, geochemical, and biological processes that occur on the seafloor and are involved in the evolution of life on Earth. In this study, we present a molecular analysis of the microbial composition within the newly discovered hydrothermal vent field, JaichMaa 'ja 'ag, situated in the Southern Pescadero Basin within the Gulf of California. During the cruise expedition FK181031 in 2018, 33 sediment cores were collected from various sites within the Pescadero vent fields and processed for 16S rRNA amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) and geochemical analysis. Correlative analysis of the chemical composition of hydrothermal pore fluids and mic

SUBMITTER: Pena-Salinas ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340630 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature