Examining the diversity and distribution of microbial communities from newly discovered methane seeps along the Cascadia Margin

Sarah Seabrook1, Andrew Thurber1, Robert W Embley2, Nicole Raineault3, Tamara Baumberger4 and Susan G Merle5, (1)Oregon State University, CEOAS, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Oregon State University, CIMRS, Corvallis, OR, United States, (3)Ocean Exploration Trust, Narragansett, RI, United States, (4)NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Newport, Oregon, United States, (5)Oregon State University, Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resource Studies, Newport, United States