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Microbial diversity of the central Arctic Ocean
We aimed to explore the community composition and turnover of eukaryotic and bacterial                 microorganisms associated with ice-associated and sinking algal aggregates, as well as their similarity                 to potential source communities of sea ice, water and deep-sea sediments using Illumina tag sequencing.                 We sampled algae aggregates growing in melt ponds on sea ice, deposited algae aggregates at the seafloor                 in more than 4000 m water depth, sea ice, upper water column, sediment surface and the gut content of                 holothurians feeding on the deposits.