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. 2017 Jun 20;8:1135. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01135

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Copyright © 2017 Hoshino, Toki, Ijiri, Morono, Machiyama, Ashi, Okamura and Inagaki.

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(A) Location of submarine mud volcanoes (SMVs) MV#1 and MV#14 along the Ryukyu Trench near Tanegashima Island, Japan. (B) Detailed bathymetric maps of MV#1 and MV#14. Both SMVs are about 3000 m in diameter and 300 m in height. The yellow circles indicate sampling points.