Journal Pre-proof Benthic archaeal community structure and carbon metabolic profiling of heterotrophic microbial communities in brackish sediments Pratiksha Behera, Madhusmita Mohapatra, Ji Yoon Kim, Gurdeep Rastogi PII: S0048-9697(19)35704-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135709 Reference: STOTEN 135709 To appear in: Science of the Total Environment Received date: 23 September 2019 Revised date: 20 November 2019 Accepted date: 21 November 2019 Please cite this article as: P. Behera, M. Mohapatra, J.Y. Kim, et al., Benthic archaeal community structure and carbon metabolic profiling of heterotrophic microbial communities in brackish sediments, Science of the Total Environment (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135709 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2019 Published by Elsevier.