The Deep Darkness microbiome: functional and taxonomic diversity in an oligotrophic temperate cave

Philips O. Akinwole, Nina G. Shaffer, Emma E. C. Jacobs, Zoe Green, Thi Doan, Crimson Hickman, Kaija M. Carr, Kenneth L. Brown

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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01509-26
Published: 2026-08-04
Container: Microbiology Spectrum
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
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@article{allodium:10.1128/spectrum.01509-26,
  title = {The Deep Darkness microbiome: functional and taxonomic diversity in an oligotrophic temperate cave},
  author = {Philips O. Akinwole and Nina G. Shaffer and Emma E. C. Jacobs and Zoe Green and Thi Doan and Crimson Hickman and Kaija M. Carr and Kenneth L. Brown},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Microbiology Spectrum},
  doi = {10.1128/spectrum.01509-26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01509-26}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Deep Darkness microbiome: functional and taxonomic diversity in an oligotrophic temperate cave
AU  - Philips O. Akinwole
AU  - Nina G. Shaffer
AU  - Emma E. C. Jacobs
AU  - Zoe Green
AU  - Thi Doan
AU  - Crimson Hickman
AU  - Kaija M. Carr
AU  - Kenneth L. Brown
PY  - 2026
JO  - Microbiology Spectrum
DO  - 10.1128/spectrum.01509-26
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Akinwole, P. O., Shaffer, N. G., Jacobs, E. E. C., Green, Z., Doan, T., Hickman, C., Carr, K. M., & Brown, K. L. (2026). The Deep Darkness microbiome: functional and taxonomic diversity in an oligotrophic temperate cave. Microbiology Spectrum. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01509-26

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