PCR amplicon data pertaining to this project has been submitted to Genbank at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov referenced by the following accession numbers:
Three Datasets:
1) Archaeal and Bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences from carbonate rocks and sediment near the methane seeps of Hydrate Ridge, OR. In preparation, released by NCBI March 2014. NCBI accession numbers KF616507-KF616827.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=KF616507%3AKF616827+[ACCN]
2) Particulate methane monooxygenase gene and 16S rRNA gene sequences of methanotrophs – water column Costa Rica Margin. Tavormina et al. 2013, Environmental Microbiology Reports (2013) 5(3), 414–423 doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12025. NCBI accession numbers JX569083-JX569145.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=JX569083%3AJX569145+[ACCN]
3) Particulate methane monooxygenase and 16S rRNA genes sequences of bacteria from overlying water, sediment and carbonates near methane seeps Santa Monica Basin and Eel River Basin, CA. Tavormina et al. 2008, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008, 74(13):3985. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00069-08. NCBI accession numbers EU444837-EU444876.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=EU444837%3AEU444876+[ACCN]