Shallow methane/sulfate transition zones in cold seeps are hotspots to study microbially
mediated geochemical cycles due to high methane fluxes. However, our knowledge about …

Cold seeps create diverse habitats in the deep sea and play an important role in the global
carbon cycling. Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) and biogenic mineralization are …

Cold seeps are highly productive chemosynthetic ecosystems in the deep-sea environment.
Although microbial communities affected by methane seepage have been extensively …

ABSTRACT The Okinawa Trough (OT) is a back-arc basin with a wide distribution of active
cold seep systems. However, our understanding of the metabolic function of microbial …

Active cold seeps in the Okinawa Trough (OT) have been widely identified, but the sediment
microbial communities associated with these sites are still poorly understood. Here, we …

Methane seeps are chemosynthetic ecosystems in the deep-sea environment. Microbial
community structures have been extensively studied in the seepage-affected sediments and …

The sediment-water interfaces of cold seeps play important roles in nutrient transportation
between seafloor and deep-water column. Microorganisms are the key actors of …

Marine cold seeps are unique chemosynthetic habitats fuelled by deeply sourced
hydrocarbon‐rich fluids discharged at the seafloor. Through oxidizing methane and other …

In deep-sea cold seeps, microbial communities are shaped by geochemical components in
seepage solutions. In the present study, we report the composition of microbial communities …

Methane seepage, generated from natural processes or gas hydrate dissociation, drives the
development of cold seep ecosystems and leads to atmosphere methane emission, thereby …