| Identifier |
09DCM03 |
| Purpose |
To characterize the microbial community associated with the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa |
| Location |
Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) |
| Summary |
See attached Excel spreadsheet, Collected 65 microbial samples (including abdominal swabs), water depth, temperature and salinity. |
| Info derived |
Bacterial-community species composition, presence of specific functional genes, identification of novel microbial species |
| Comments |
Summary of activity and data gathered are in spreadsheet: KelloggSamples09DCM03.xls |
| Platform |
| Johnson Sea-link |
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| Seward Johnson Length: 204 feet; Beam: 40 feet.
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| Itinerary |
| Start |
Key West, FL |
2009-09-14 |
| End |
Gulfport, MS |
2009-09-24 |
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| Bounds |
| West |
-96.6345 |
| East |
-77.57202983 |
| North |
31.8754986 |
| South |
22.4033774 |
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| Topic |
26 |
