Viruses-to-mobile genetic elements skew in the deep Atlantis II brine pool sediments

The central rift of the Red Sea has 25 brine pools with different physical and geochemical characteristics. Atlantis II (ATIID), Discovery Deeps (DD) and Chain Deep (CD) are characterized by high salinity, temperature and metal content. Several studies reported microbial communities in these brine p...

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Main Authors: Adel, Mustafa, Elbehery, Ali H. A., Aziz, Sherry K., Aziz, Ramy K., Grossart, Hans-Peter, Siam, Rania
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011723/