Integration of Untargeted Metabolomics and Microbial Community Analyses to Characterize Distinct Deep-Sea Methane Seeps.

ABSTRACT: Deep-sea methane seeps host highly diverse microbial communities whose biological diversity is distinct from other marine habitats. Coupled with microbial community analysis, untargeted metabolomics of environmental samples using high resolution tandem mass spectrometry provides unprecedented access to the unique specialized metabolisms of these chemosynthetic microorganisms. In addition, the diverse microbial natural products are of broad interest due to their potential applications for human and environmental health and well-being. In this exploratory study, sediment cores were collected from two methane seeps (-1000 m water depth) with very different gross geomorphologies, as well as a non-seep control site. Cores were subjected to parallel metabolomic and microbial community analyses t

SUBMITTER: Redick MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11392061 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature