A Shallow Water Ferrous-Hulled Shipwreck Reveals a Distinct Microbial Community.

ABSTRACT: Shipwrecks act as artificial reefs and provide a solid surface in aquatic systems for many different forms of life to attach to, especially microbial communities, making them a hotspot of biogeochemical cycling. Depending on the microbial community and surrounding environment, they may either contribute to the wreck's preservation or deterioration. Even within a single wreck, preservation and deterioration processes may vary, suggesting that the microbial community may also vary. This study aimed to identify the differences through widespread sampling of the microbial communities associated with the Pappy Lane shipwreck (NC shipwreck site #PAS0001), a shallow water ferrous-hulled shipwreck in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina to determine if there are differences across the wreck as well as fr

SUBMITTER: Price KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7466744 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature