Functional Gene Diversity and Metabolic Potential of the Microbial Community in an Estuary-Shelf Environment.

ABSTRACT: Microbes play crucial roles in various biogeochemical processes in the ocean, including carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling. Functional gene diversity and the structure of the microbial community determines its metabolic potential and therefore its ecological function in the marine ecosystem. However, little is known about the functional gene composition and metabolic potential of bacterioplankton in estuary areas. The East China Sea (ECS) is a dynamic marginal ecosystem in the western Pacific Ocean that is mainly affected by input from the Changjiang River and the Kuroshio Current. Here, using a high-throughput functional gene microarray (GeoChip), we analyzed the functional gene diversity, composition, structure, and metabolic potential of microbial assemblages in differ

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478683 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature