Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Microbial Communities and Metabolisms at Hydrocarbon Seeps -- Abstract -- Life at Hydrocarbon Seeps -- Life Styles at Hydrocarbon Seeps -- Aerobic Methanotrophy -- Anaerobic Methanotrophy Coupled to Sulfate Reduction -- Anaerobic Methanotrophy Coupled to Nitrate, Nitrite, and Metal Oxides -- Aerobic and Anaerobic Oxidation of Non-methane Hydrocarbons -- Thiotrophy -- Heterotrophy -- Microbial Community Assembly and Biogeography -- References -- 2 Anaerobic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria at Marine Gas and Oil Seeps -- Abstract -- Characteristics of Habitats Suitable for Microbial Hydrocarbon Degradation -- In Situ Evidence for Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Degradation by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria -- Anaerobic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microorganisms -- Anaerobic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria -- Detection and In Situ Quantification of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria -- SCA1 -- SCA2 -- LCA1 -- LCA2 -- Desulfatiglans anilini and Relatives -- Seep-Endemic Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria -- Pathways for Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Degradation -- Diversity and Distribution of Fumarate-Adding Marker Genes -- Outlook -- References -- 3 Guaymas Basin, a Hydrothermal Hydrocarbon Seep Ecosystem -- Abstract -- General Characteristics of Guaymas Basin -- Microbial Communities of Guaymas Basin Sediments -- Sulfur-Oxidizing Mat-Forming Bacteria in Guaymas Basin -- Microbial Nitrogen Cycling in Surficial Sediments and Mats of Guaymas Basin -- Microbial Cycling of Methane and Other Hydrocarbons in Guaymas Basin -- Microbial Communities of Guaymas Basin Hydrothermal Mounds, and Chimneys -- Methanogens and Methane Oxidizers in Guaymas Basin -- Alkane-Oxidizing Bacteria and Archaea in Guaymas Basin -- Genomic Surveys of Guaymas Basin Microbial Communities. , Challenging Conditions for Microbial Life in Guaymas Basin Hydrothermal Sediments -- References -- 4 The Gulf of Mexico: An Introductory Survey of a Seep-Dominated Seafloor Landscape -- Abstract -- Bathymetry and Fluid Geochemistry in the Gulf of Mexico -- Microbial Communities and Their Environmental Constraints in Gulf of Mexico Sediments -- Microbial Communities at Selected Northern Gulf of Mexico Seep Sites -- Alaminos Canyon 601 -- Garden Banks 425 -- Garden Banks 697 -- Green Canyon 246 -- Green Canyon 600 -- Mississippi Canyon 118 -- Mississippi Canyon 252 -- References -- 5 Benthic Deep-Sea Life Associated with Asphaltic Hydrocarbon Emissions in the Southern Gulf of Mexico -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Hydrocarbon Province in the Southern Gulf of Mexico -- The Chapopote Asphalt Volcano -- Asphalt Geochemistry and Compositional Changes Related to Biodegradation -- Asphalt-Derived Hydrocarbons Induce Increased Microbial Activity -- Microorganisms Associated to Asphalt Volcanism -- Chemosynthetic and Grazing Macrofauna -- Summary and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Archaea in Mediterranean Sea Cold Seep Sediments and Brine Pools -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Geological Structures in Cold Seeps -- Geochemical Conditions in Cold Seeps -- Mud Volcanoes in the Mediterranean Sea -- Microorganisms in the Center of the Amsterdam Mud Volcano -- Microorganisms in the Center of the Napoli Mud Volcano -- Microorganisms in Microbial Mats Associated with the Napoli Mud Volcano -- Microorganisms in Pockmark Sediments of the Nile Deep Sea Fan -- References -- 7 The Microbial Communities of the East Mediterranean Sea Mud Volcanoes and Pockmarks -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Eastern Mediterranean Sea Mud Volcanoes and Pockmarks: Sites and Methods Used -- Bacterial Diversity -- Archaeal Diversity -- Future Perspectives -- References. , 8 Large Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria at Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbon Seeps -- Abstract -- Initial Surveys -- Pigmented and Unpigmented Filamentous Beggiatoaceae -- Unicellular Thiomargarita -- Sessile Filamentous "Candidatus Marithrix" -- New Findings of Beggiatoaceae Types in the Gulf of Mexico -- Discovery of Thioploca-like Organisms -- Macroscopic Aggregates of Curled Filamentous Sulfide Oxidizers -- Enriching Thiomargarita-Like Organisms -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 Growth Patterns of Giant Deep Sea Beggiatoaceae from a Guaymas Basin Vent Site -- Abstract -- Autotrophic CO2 Fixation in Beggiatoaceae: Gaps in the Evidence -- Experiments with Filamentous Beggiatoaceae from Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California -- Inorganic Carbon Assimilation by Giant Guaymas Beggiatoaceae -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 Uncovering Microbial Hydrocarbon Degradation Processes: The Promise of Stable Isotope Probing -- Abstract -- Introduction -- SIP Methodology -- DNA-SIP -- RNA-SIP -- Coupling DNA-/RNA-SIP with Other Techniques -- Applications to Benthic Systems -- Aerobic SIP -- Anaerobic SIP -- Summary -- References.

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Note: English