Deep Hypersaline Anoxic Basins Transcriptome or Gene expression. marine sediment metagenome

This project aims to describe the overall picture of transcribed genes from microorganisms (all 3 domains of life) in sediments underlying the halo clines (transition zones between normal salinity deep mediterranean Sea and brine) of several deep hyper saline anoxic basins in the E. Mediterranean Sea. Average depth is ~3500m or greater. Also some nearby normal salinity core samples were collected around 10m outside the influence of the brines. Analyses are based on top ~3cm of the sediments