DRP005190
Lib 6 Ishigaki island Apr 2013
The goal of this study was to comprehensively reveal the bacterial community in mesopelagic water masses around Japan for the first time. For comparison, 16S rRNA gene fragments from surface seawater collected in Apr 2013 at coastal area of Ishigaki Is., Okinawa, Japan (at a depth of 0 m) were also analyzed for the first time.