Articles | Volume 13, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-6405-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-6405-2016
Research article
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30 Nov 2016
Research article |  | 30 Nov 2016

Archive of bacterial community in anhydrite crystals from a deep-sea basin provides evidence of past oil-spilling in a benthic environment in the Red Sea

Yong Wang, Tie Gang Li, Meng Ying Wang, Qi Liang Lai, Jiang Tao Li, Zhao Ming Gao, Zong Ze Shao, and Pei-Yuan Qian

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (12 Oct 2016) by Tina Treude
AR by Yong Wang on behalf of the Authors (12 Oct 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Oct 2016) by Tina Treude
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (13 Oct 2016)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Oct 2016) by Tina Treude
AR by Yong Wang on behalf of the Authors (17 Oct 2016)
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Nov 2016) by Tina Treude
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (15 Nov 2016)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (15 Nov 2016) by Tina Treude
AR by Yong Wang on behalf of the Authors (16 Nov 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Mild eruption of hydrothermal solutions on deep-sea benthic floor can produce anhydrite crystal layers, where microbes are trapped and preserved for a long period of time. These embedded original inhabitants will be biomarkers for the environment when the hydrothermal eruption occurred. This study discovered a thick anhydrite layer in a deep-sea brine pool in the Red Sea. Oil-degrading bacteria were revealed in the crystals with genomic and microscopic evidence.
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