Supplementary Table 1 List of samples used for analysis of the global distribution of the MMC. Given are location, sample characteristics, latitude, longitude, depth of water or sediment, sampling time and presence (+) or absence (-) of the MMC. n.a. = not applicable.

Sample No. / Location / Sample characteristics / Latitude, longitude / Depth / Sampling time / MMC
North Sea samples
Samples taken during a cruise with RV Heincke in September 2005
1 / North Sea, station 1 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 4.922’ N,
7° 55.903’ E / water depth 1 m / Sep 2005 / -
2 / North Sea, station 1 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 4.922’ N,
7° 55.903’ E / water depth 1 m / Sep 2005 / -
3 / North Sea, station 1 / muddy sediment / 54° 4.922’ N,
7° 55.903’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 35.7 m / Sep 2005 / +
4 / North Sea, station 2 / coarse-grained sand / 54° 45.924’ N,
7° 26.882’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 22.9 m / Sep 2005 / +
5 / North Sea, station 3 / not fractionated water sample / 55° 22.057’ N,
7° 2.021’ E / water depth 1 m / Sep 2005 / -
6 / North Sea, station 3 / not fractionated water sample / 55° 22.057’ N,
7° 2.021’ E / water depth 15 m / Sep 2005 / -
7 / North Sea, station 3 / not fractionated water sample / 55° 22.057’ N,
7° 2.021’ E / water depth 27.2 m / Sep 2005 / +
8 / North Sea, station 3 / fine-grained sand / 55° 22.057’ N,
7° 2.021’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 29 m / Sep 2005 / +
9 / North Sea, station 4 / not fractionated water sample / 55° 54.989’ N,
6° 35.137’ E / water depth 1 m / Sep 2005 / -
10 / North Sea, station 4 / not fractionated water sample / 55° 54.989’ N,
6° 35.137’ E / water depth 15 m / Sep 2005 / +
11 / North Sea, station 4 / not fractionated water sample / 55° 54.989’ N,
6° 35.137’ E / water depth 30 m / Sep 2005 / -
12 / North Sea, station 4 / sand / 55° 54.989’ N,
6° 35.137’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 39.5 m / Sep 2005 / +
13 / North Sea, station 5 / not fractionated water sample / 56° 29.986’ N,
6° 10.026’ E / water depth 1 m / Sep 2005 / -
14 / North Sea, station 5 / not fractionated water sample / 56° 29.986’ N,
6° 10.026’ E / water depth 18 m / Sep 2005 / -
15 / North Sea, station 5 / not fractionated water sample / 56° 29.986’ N,
6° 10.026’ E / water depth 33.2 m / Sep 2005 / +
16 / North Sea, station 5 / coarse-grained sand / 56° 29.986’ N,
6° 10.026’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 34 m / Sep 2005 / +
17 / North Sea, station 6 / not fractionated water sample / 58° 0.0’ N,
5° 0.078’ E / water depth 1 m / Sep 2005 / -
18 / North Sea, station 6 / not fractionated water sample / 58° 0.0’ N,
5° 0.078’ E / water depth 9.9 m / Sep 2005 / -
19 / North Sea, station 6 / not fractionated water sample / 58° 0.0’ N,
5° 0.078’ E / water depth 37.7 m / Sep 2005 / -
20 / North Sea, station 6 / not fractionated water sample / 58° 0.0’ N,
5° 0.078’ E / water depth 79.3 m / Sep 2005 / -
21 / North Sea, station 6 / not fractionated water sample / 58° 0.0’ N,
5° 0.078’ E / water depth 122.5 m / Sep 2005 / +
22 / North Sea, station 6 / mud to fine-grained sand / 58° 0.0’ N,
5° 0.078’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 125.2 m / Sep 2005 / +
23 / North Sea, station 7 / not fractionated water sample / 57° 59.952’ N,
5° 40.091’ E / water depth 1 m / Sep 2005 / -
24 / North Sea, station 7 / not fractionated water sample / 57° 59.952’ N,
5° 40.091’ E / water depth 30 m / Sep 2005 / -
25 / North Sea, station 7 / not fractionated water sample / 57° 59.952’ N,
5° 40.091’ E / water depth 59.3 m / Sep 2005 / -
26 / North Sea, station 7 / not fractionated water sample / 57° 59.952’ N,
5° 40.091’ E / water depth 203.8 m / Sep 2005 / -
27 / North Sea, station 7 / not fractionated water sample / 57° 59.952’ N,
5° 40.091’ E / water depth 258 m / Sep 2005 / +
28 / North Sea, station 7 / fine-grained sand / 57° 59.952’ N,
5° 40.091’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 260.5 m / Sep 2005 / +
29 / North Sea, station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria, taken at high tide / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / water depth 5 m / Sep 2005 / +
30 / North Sea, station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria, taken at high tide / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / water depth 18 m / Sep 2005 / +
31 / North Sea, station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria, taken at high tide / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / water depth 22 m / Sep 2005 / +
32 / North Sea, station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria, taken at high tide / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / water depth 26 m / Sep 2005 / +
33 / North Sea, station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria, taken at current velocity maximum / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / water depth 5 m / Sep 2005 / +
34 / North Sea, station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria, taken at current velocity maximum / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / water depth 18 m / Sep 2005 / +
35 / North Sea, station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria, taken at current velocity maximum / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / water depth 22 m / Sep 2005 / +
36 / North Sea, station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria, taken at current velocity maximum / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / water depth 26 m / Sep 2005 / +
37 / North Sea, station 8 / muddy sediment / 54° 6.99’ N,
7° 59.92’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 26.2 m / Sep 2005 / +
38 / North Sea, station 9 / fine-grained sand / 53°48.179’ N,
7° 35.294’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 7.9 m / Sep 2005 / +
39 / North Sea, station 10 / fine-grained sand / 53° 49.941’ N,
7° 37.945’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 16.6 m / Sep 2005 / +
40 / North Sea, station 11 / fine-grained sand / 54° 3.023’ N,
7° 22.075’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 30 m / Sep 2005 / +
41 / North Sea, station 12 / fine-grained sand / 54° 18.984’ N,
7° 4.981’ E / sediment surface,
water depth 36 m / Sep 2005 / +
Samples taken during a cruise with RV Heincke in June 2003
42 / German Bight,
station 1 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 53° 48' N,
8° 13.5' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
43 / German Bight,
station 2 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 0.0' N,
8° 4.0' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
44 / German Bight,
station 3 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 13.8' N,
8° 20.8' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / +
45 / German Bight,
station 4 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 32.1' N,
8° 11.5' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / +
46 / German Bight,
station 5 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 36.9' N,
7° 42.1' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
47 / German Bight,
station 6 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 15.3' N,
7° 37.7' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
48 / German Bight,
station 7 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 27.5' N,
7° 15.3' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
49 / German Bight,
station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 38.5' N,
6° 56.6' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
50 / German Bight,
station 9 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 8.0' N,
7° 5.0' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
51 / German Bight,
station 10 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 53° 49.5' N,
7° 15.3' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
52 / German Bight,
station 11 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 53° 49.5' N,
7° 38.5' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / +
53 / German Bight,
station 1 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 53° 48' N,
8° 13.5' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
54 / German Bight,
station 2 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 0.0' N,
8° 4.0' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
55 / German Bight,
station 3 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 13.8' N,
8° 20.8' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
56 / German Bight,
station 4 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 32.1' N,
8° 11.5' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
57 / German Bight,
station 5 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 36.9' N,
7° 42.1' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
58 / German Bight,
station 6 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 15.3' N,
7° 37.7' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
59 / German Bight,
station 7 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 27.5' N,
7° 15.3' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
60 / German Bight,
station 8 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 38.5' N,
6° 56.6' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
61 / German Bight,
station 9 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 8.0' N,
7° 5.0' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
62 / German Bight,
station 10 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 53° 49.5' N,
7° 15.3' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
63 / German Bight,
station 11 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 53° 49.5' N,
7° 38.5' E / water surface / Jun 2003 / -
Samples taken during a cruise with RV Heincke in June 2002
64 / German Bight,
station 1 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 19.6' N,
7° 7.5' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
65 / German Bight,
station 2 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 30.5' N,
7° 10.5' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
66 / German Bight,
station 3 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 36.9' N,
7° 42.1' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
67 / German Bight,
station 4 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 32.1' N,
8° 11.5' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
68 / German Bight,
station 5 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 54° 13.8' N,
8° 20.8' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
69 / German Bight,
station 6 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 53° 58.9' N,
7° 3.8' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
70 / German Bight,
station 7 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 53° 49.5' N,
7° 15.3' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
71 / German Bight,
station 8 / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 53° 46.6' N,
7° 39.4' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / +
72 / German Bight,
station 1 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 19.6' N,
7° 7.5' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
73 / German Bight,
station 2 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 30.5' N,
7° 10.5' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
74 / German Bight,
station 3 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 36.9' N,
7° 42.1' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
75 / German Bight,
station 4 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 32.1' N,
8° 11.5' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
76 / German Bight,
station 5 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 54° 13.8' N,
8° 20.8' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
77 / German Bight,
station 6 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 53° 58.9' N,
7° 3,8' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
78 / German Bight,
station 7 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 53° 49.5' N,
7° 15.3' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
79 / German Bight,
station 8 / water sample, free-living bacteria / 53° 46.6' N,
7° 39.4' E / water surface / Jun 2002 / -
Samples from sediment cores taken from intertidal mud flats of the GermanWaddenSea
80 / Groninger Plate / muddy sediment, oxic zone / 53° 43.638' N,
7° 45.960' E / sediment surface / Feb 2004 / +
81 / Groninger Plate / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53° 43.638' N,
7° 45.960' E / sediment depth 100 cm / Feb 2004 / +
82 / Groninger Plate / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53° 43.638' N,
7° 45.960' E / sediment depth 200 cm / Feb 2004 / +
83 / Groninger Plate / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53° 43.638' N,
7° 45.960' E / sediment depth 300 cm / Feb 2004 / -
84 / Groninger Plate / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53° 43.638' N,
7° 45.960' E / sediment depth 400 cm / Feb 2004 / -
85 / Groninger Plate / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53° 43.638' N,
7° 45.960' E / sediment depth 500 cm / Feb 2004 / -
86 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, oxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment surface / Jun 2002 / +
87 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 160 cm / Jun 2002 / +
88 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 180 cm / Jun 2002 / +
89 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 220 cm / Jun 2002 / -
90 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 280 cm / Jun 2002 / -
91 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’E / sediment depth 320 cm / Jun 2002 / -
92 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 360 cm / Jun 2002 / -
93 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, oxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment surface / Feb 2004 / +
94 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 160 cm / Feb 2004 / +
95 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 180 cm / Feb 2004 / +
96 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 220 cm / Feb 2004 / +
97 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 280 cm / Feb 2004 / -
98 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 320 cm / Feb 2004 / -
99 / Neuharlingersieler Nacken / muddy sediment, anoxic zone / 53°43.270’ N, 7°43.718’ E / sediment depth 360 cm / Feb 2004 / -
Coastal samples from various locations of the German Bight, southern North Sea
100 / Neuharlingersiel / sand from the beach / 53° 42.169' N,
7° 42.054' E / sediment surface / Mar 2005 / +
101 / Neuharlingersiel / algae mat on shoreline stabilisation / 53° 42.169' N,
7° 42.054' E / surface / Mar 2005 / +
102 / Neuharlingersiel / plant material at drift line / 53° 42.169' N,
7° 42.054' E / surface / Mar 2005 / +
103 / Neuharlingersiel / Fucus sp. / 53° 42.169' N,
7° 42.054' E / macroalga grown on shoreline stabilisation / Mar 2005 / -
104 / Neuharlingersiel / muddy sediment / 53° 42.169' N,
7° 42.054' E / sediment surface / Mar 2005 / +
105 / Island of Sylt / fine-grained sand / 55° 03.127' N,
8° 26.332' E / sediment surface / Apr 2005 / +
106 / Island of Sylt / coarse-grained sand / 55° 02.810' N,
8° 26.401' E / sediment surface / Apr 2005 / +
107 / Island of Sylt / fine-grained sand / 55° 01.582' N,
8° 26.263' E / sediment surface / Apr 2005 / +
108 / oyster hatchery, Island of Sylt / sediment in breeding tank / n.a. / sediment surface / Jul 2005 / +
109 / oyster hatchery, Island of Sylt / sediment in breeding tank / n.a. / sediment surface / Jul 2005 / +
110 / abalone hatchery, Island of Sylt / sediment in breeding tank / n.a. / sediment surface / Jul 2005 / +
111 / abalone hatchery, Island of Sylt / sediment in breeding tank / n.a. / sediment surface / Jul 2005 / +
112 / Island of Spiekeroog / intertidal mud flat / 53° 44.5' N,
7° 42.6' E / sediment surface / Nov 1999 / +
113 / Island of Spiekeroog / water sample, aggregate associated bacteria / 53° 44.5' N,
7° 42.6' E / water surface / Nov 1999 / +
114 / Island of Langeoog / fine-grained sand / 53° 45.117' N,
7° 28.549' E / sediment surface / Jun 2006 / +
115 / Island of Langeoog / fine-grained sand / 53° 45.497' N,
7° 31.642' E / sediment surface / Jun 2006 / +
116 / Weser estuary, Blexen / muddy sediment / 53° 31.260' N,
8° 32.676' E / sediment surface / May 2005 / +
117 / River Weser, Brake / muddy sediment / 53° 20' N,
8° 29' E / sediment surface / May 2005 / +
118 / River Weser, Berne / fine-grained sand / 53° 12' N,
8° 31' E / sediment urface / May 2005 / -
119 / River Weser, Bremen / muddy sediment / 53° 4.160' N,
8° 48.774' E / sediment surface / May 2005 / +
Baltic Sea
120 / Baltic Sea / muddy sediment / 54° 59.489' N,
13° 43.976' E / sediment surface,
water depth 46.25 m / May 2005 / +
121 / Baltic Sea / sand / 55° 48.473' N,
16° 50.573' E / sediment surface,
water depth 39.5 m / May 2005 / +
122 / Baltic Sea / sand / 54° 59.763' N,
13° 10.538' E / sediment surface,
water depth 25 m / May 2005 / +
123 / Baltic Sea / sand / 54° 18.46' N,
12° 08.823' E / sediment surface,
water depth 17 m / May 2005 / +
English Channel/Atlantic Ocean
124 / Lune estuary, Lancaster, Great Britain / muddy sediment / 54° 05' N,
2° 58' W / sediment surface / Jun 2005 / +
125 / Scarborough, Great Britain / fine-grained sand / 54° 25' N,
0° 37' W / sediment surface / Jun 2005 / +
126 / Armadale, Great Britain / fine-grained sand / 58° 33' N,
4° 05' W / sediment surface / Jun 2005 / +
127 / St. Kilmuir (Inverness), Great Britain / fine-grained sand / 57° 41' N,
4° 15' W / sediment surface / Jun 2005 / +
Atlantic Ocean
128 / Armacao de Pera, Portugal / sand / 37° 12' N,
8° 33' W / sediment surface / May 2005 / +
129 / Island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands / coarse-grained sand / 28° 57.27' N,
14° 1.7' W / sediment surface / Oct 2004 / +
130 / Island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands / algal mat on a rock / 28° 57.27' N,
14° 1.7' W / surface / Oct 2004 / -
131 / Island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands / sand / 28° 32.414' N,
14° 22.399' W / sediment surface / Oct 2005 / -
132 / El Médano, Tenerifa, Canary Islands / coarse-grained sand / 28° 11.725' N,
17° 32.817' W / sediment surface / Nov 2005 / +
133 / Sao Vicente, Madeira / coarse-grained sand / 32° 53' N,
17° 18' W / sediment surface / Oct 2005 / +
134 / St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada / coarse-grained sand / 45° 11' N,
67° 11' W / sediment surface / Sep 2005 / +
135 / New Brunswick, Canada / muddy sediment / 45° 11' N,
67° 11' W / sediment surface / Sep 2005 / +
136 / Eel Pond, Woods Hole, USA / organic rich sediment / 41° 34.45' N,
70° 45.76' W / sediment surface / Jan 2005 / +
137 / Salt Pond, Falmouth, USA / muddy sediment / 41° 34.45' N,
70° 45.76' W / sediment surface / Jan 2005 / +
138 / Trunk River,Cape Cod, USA / sediment of brackish water section / 41° 34.45' N,
70° 45.76' W / sediment surface / Jan 2005 / +
139 / Beaufort, North Carolina, USA / water sample / 34° 44.63' N,
77° 6.25' W / water depth 19 m / Oct 2004 / -
140 / Beaufort, North Carolina, USA / sediment / 34° 44.63' N,
77° 6.25' W / water depth 20 m, sediment surface / Oct 2004 / +
141 / Cape Lookout Bight, North Carolina, USA / organic rich sediment / 34° 44.63' N,
77° 6.25' W / sediment surface / Oct 2004 / +
142 / Samana, Dominican Republic / seaweed and fine-grained sand / 18° 19.706' N,
69° 53.331' W / sediment surface / Apr 2005 / -
143 / Samana, Dominican Republic / coarse-grained sand / 18° 19.706' N,
69° 53.331' W / sediment surface / Apr 2005 / +
144 / Isla Margarita, Venezuela / fine-grained sand / 11° 11.580' N,
64° 02.852' W / sediment surface / May 2005 / +
145 / Cape of Good Hope, South Africa / sand / 34° 18.483' S,
18° 08.693' E / sediment surface / Jul 2005 / +
146 / Cape Agulhas, South Africa / sand / 34° 46.945' S,
19° 25.964' E / sediment surface / Jul 2005 / +
Arctic Ocean
147 / Kongsfjord, Svalbard / glacier sediment, high in iron / 78° 56' N,
12° 17' E / sediment depth 2-7 cm, water depth 114 m / Jul 1999 / +
148 / Van Keulenfjord, Svalbard / sediment / 77° 35' N,
15° 5' E / sediment depth 2-7 cm, water depth 100 m / Jun 2000 / +
149 / Smeerenburgfjord, Svalbard / organic rich sediment / 79° 42' N,
11° 5' E / sediment depth 2-7 cm, water depth 215 m / Jul 1999 / +
150 / Storfjord, Svalbard / sediment / 77° 33' N,
19° 5' E / sediment depth 2-7 cm, water depth 175 m / Sep 1995 / +
Mediterranean Sea
151 / Cap de Ses Salines, Majorca, Spain / fine-grained sand / 39° 22.882' N,
2° 50.41' E / sediment surface / Mar 2005 / +
152 / Parc de Mondrago, Majorca, Spain / coarse-grained sand / 39° 28.217' N,
2° 38.681' E / sediment surface / Mar 2005 / -
153 / Antibes, Cote d'Azur, France / coarse-grained sand / 43° 38' N,
6° 51' E / sediment surface / Aug 2005 / +
154 / Island of Elba, Italy / sand / 42° 52' N
10° 25' E / sediment surface / Aug 2005 / +
155 / Marina de Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy / fine-grained sand / 42° 43' N,
10° 50' E / sediment surface / Aug 2005 / +
156 / Civitanova, Ancona, Italy / fine-grained sand / 43° 42' N,
13° 11' E / sediment surface / May 2005 / +
157 / Tarquinia, Italy / coarse-grained sand / 42° 20' N,
11° 28' E / sediment surface / May 2005 / -
158 / Taormina, Sicily, Italy / coarse gravel / 37° 54.407' N,
15° 09.314' E / surface / Aug 2005 / +
159 / Strait of Sicily / nannofossil ooze / 35° 47.89' N,
12° 59.49' E / sediment surface,
water depth 485 m / Nov 2001 / +
160 / Syrte, north of Libya, / quartzy and clayey nannofossil ooze / 32° 46.42' N,
19° 11.55' E / sediment surface,
water depth 1391 m / Nov 2001 / +
161 / north of Libya, / clayey nannofossil ooze with quartz / 33° 43.30' N,
23° 30.06' E / sediment surface,
water depth 1851 m / Nov 2001 / +
162 / Kalamaki, Crete, Greece / gravel / 35° 8' N,
24° 35' E / surface / Jun 2005 / +
163 / Skaleta, Crete, Greece / coarse-grained sand / 35° 32' N,
24° 15' E / sediment surface / Jun 2005 / +
164 / Eratosthenes seamount, Greece / nannofossil ooze / 33° 27.22' N,
32° 34.78' E / sediment surface,
water depth 1307 m / Nov 2001 / +
165 / east LevatineSea, west of Cyprus, / nannofossil ooze / 34° 31.39' N,
31° 46.40` E / sediment surface,
water depth 2330 m / Nov 2001 / +
166 / LevatineSea, south of Turkey, / nannofossil ooze / 35° 34.43' N,
30° 27.65' E / sediment surface,
water depth 1275 m / Nov 2001 / +
167 / east of Rhodes, / clayey silt / 35° 54.08' N,
28° 30.98' E / sediment surface,
water depth 4284 m / Nov 2001 / +
168 / south west of Rhodes, / clayey nannofossil ooze to nannofossil silty clay / 35° 29.68' N,
27° 34.53' E / sediment surface,
water depth 1367 m / Nov 2001 / +
169 / south Aegean Sea, north east of Crete, / clayey nannofossil ooze / 35° 39.72' N,
26° 36.98' E / sediment surface,
water depth 1495 m / Nov 2001 / +
170 / south Aegean Sea, east of Naxos, / clayey nannofossil ooze / 37° 16.42' N,
26° 11.54' E / sediment surface,
water depth 580 m / Dec 2001 / +
Black Sea
171 / Nesebâr, Black Sea, Bulgaria / fine-grained sand / 42° 46' N,
27° 37' E / sediment surface / Aug 2005 / +
Red Sea
172 / Hurgada, Egypt / fine-grained sand / 27° 28.305' N,
33° 38.704' E / sediment surface / Apr 2005 / -
173 / Hurgada, Egypt / coral debris / 27° 28.305' N,
33° 38.704' E / sediment surface,
water depth 10 m / Apr 2005 / +
174 / Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt / sand / 26° 56.319' N,
33° 51.123' E / sediment surface / July 2005 / +
175 / Beruwela, Sri Lanka / fine-grained sand / 6° 21' N,
79° 50' E / sediment surface / Feb 2005 / +
Indian Ocean
176 / Khao Lak, Thailand / sand / 8° 25.79’ N,
97° 56.734’ E / sediment surface / Jul 2005 / -
Australian coastal seas
177 / Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia / fine-grained sand / 26° 38' S,
153° 02' E / sediment surface / Apr 2005 / +
178 / Sydney, Australia / sand / 33° 44.689' S,
151° 20.03' E / sediment surface / Dec 2005 / +
Pacific Ocean
179 / Guaymas Basin / sediment close to Beggiatoa mat / 27° 0.435' N,
111° 24.612' W / sediment surface, water depth ca. 2000 m / Apr 1998 / +
180 / GuaymasBasin, outside of hydrothermal vent / sediment containing metal sulfides / 27° 0.471' N,
111° 24.541' W / sediment surface, water depth ca. 2000 m / Apr 1998 / -
181 / GuaymasBasin / sediment / 27° 0.888' N,
111° 24.734' W / sediment surface, water depth ca. 2000 m / Apr 1998 / -
182 / GuaymasBasin / sediment / 27° 0.435' N,
111° 24.612' W / sediment surface, water depth ca. 2000 m / Apr 1998 / +
Hypersaline waters
183 / Solar Lake, Egypt / cyanobacterial mat 1 / 29° 13' N,
34° 38' E / surface / Apr 1997 / -
184 / Solar Lake, Egypt / cyanobacterial mat 2 / 29° 13' N,
34° 38' E / surface / Apr 1997 / -
185 / Baja California, Mexico / cyanobacterial mat (natural community, NC 2) / 27° 47' N,
114° 12' W / surface / Apr 1996 / +
186 / Baja California, Mexico / cyanobacterial mat (Pond 2) / 27° 47' N,
114° 12' W / surface / Apr 1996 / +
187 / Baja California, Mexico / cyanobacterial mat (Pond 4) / 27° 47' N,
114° 12' W / surface / Apr 1996 / -
188 / Baja California, Mexico / cyanobacterial mat (Pond 6) / 27° 47' N,
114° 12' W / surface / Apr 1996 / -
Freshwater samples
189 / River Nile, south of Aswan, Egypt / sediment / 24° 02.769' N,
32° 37.991' E / sediment surface / Apr 2005 / -
190 / Hay Lake, Ontario, Canada / sediment form freshwater lake / 49° 03' N
90° 35' W / sediment surface / Jul 2005 / -
191 / River Elbe, Dresden, Germany / fine-grained sand / 51° 08.822' N,
13° 42.729' E / sediment surface / Jul 2004 / -

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