Implications of dietary carbon incorporation in fish carbonates for the global carbon cycle

Abstract

Brine pools in deep-sea environments provide unique perspectives into planetary and geological processes. Here we characterize the microbial communities associated with a newly discovered brine pool in the Red Sea using amplicon sequencing and metagenomics. We identify novel microbial lineages and discuss the implications of brine pool microbiology for understanding life in extreme environments and potential extraterrestrial habitats.

Javier del Campo

Group Leader

My research aims at understanding the global diversity and distribution of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes employing curated phylogenetic frameworks focusing on novel environmental taxa.