Microbial diversity of a Brazilian coastal region influenced by an upwelling system and anthropogenic activity.
BackgroundUpwelling systems are characterised by an intense primary biomass production in the surface (warmest) water after the outcrop of the Sharpening bottom (coldest) water, which is rich in nutrients.Although it is known that the microbial assemblage plays an important role in the food chain of marine systems and that the upwelling systems tha