the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA11030404);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2012AA092103);National Natural Science Foundation of China (31300365);the Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YWJC201);the Open Project Program of the Key Laboratory of Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, SCSIO,CAS (LMB121006);the Scientific and Technological Innovation Project financially supported by Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (2015ASKJ02).
The sediment samples were collected from Maluku Strait at a depth of 1250 m, which is influenced by Mindanao Current and Indonesian Throughflow. Based on 16S rRNA clone libraries, the community structure and vertical ...