Bacterial Diversity and the Geochemical Landscape in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Marine sediments are an example of one of the most complex microbial habitats. These bacterial communities play an important role in several biogeochemical cycles in the marine ecosystem. In particular, the Gulf of Mexico has a ubiquitous concentration of hydrocarbons in its sediments, representing a very interesting niche to explore. Additionally, the Mexican government has opened its oil industry, offering several exploration and production blocks in shallow and deep water in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico (swGoM), from which there are no public results of conducted studies. Given the higher risk of large-scale oil spills, the design of contingency plans and mitigation activities before oil exploitation is of growing concern. Therefore, a bacterial taxonomic baseline profile is crucial

SUBMITTER: Godoy-Lozano EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200919 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature