Question: How long was the wood submerged in water in the study that discovered the types of bacteria in it?
Sentence: Symbiotic bacteria in Xylophaga may play a role in the degradation of sunken wood; while bacteria such as Alphaproteobacteria, Flavobacteria, Actinobacteria, Clostridia, and Bacteroidetes have been detected in wood submerged over a year.
Answer in sentence: yes