Systems biology and ecology of microbial mat communities

• Main Author: Donald A. Bryant (auth)
• Other Authors: William P. Inskeep (auth), Jim K. Fredrickson (auth), Martin G. Klotz (auth), Michael Kuhl (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Metagenomics; Metabolomics; chemotrophy; extremophiles; microbial mats; Proteomics; microsensors; Diel cycling; Photosynthesis; Systems Biology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Microbial mat communities consist of dense populations of microorganisms embedded in exopolymers and/or biomineralized solid phases, and are often found in mm-cm thick assemblages, which can be stratified due to environmental gradients such as light, oxygen or sulfide. Microbial mat communities are...