High Variation in Protist Diversity and Community Composition in Surface Sediment of Hot Springs in Himalayan Geothermal Belt, China.

ABSTRACT: Hot springs are some of the most special environments on Earth. Many prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes have been found to live in this environment. The Himalayan geothermal belt (HGB) has numerous hot springs spread across the area. Comprehensive research using molecular techniques to investigate eukaryotic microorganisms is still lacking; investigating the composition and diversity of eukaryotic microorganisms such as protists in the hot spring ecosystems will not only provide critical information on the adaptations of protists to extreme conditions, but could also give valuable contributions to the global knowledge of biogeographic diversity. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing to illuminate the diversity and composition pattern of protist communities in 41 geothermal spr

SUBMITTER: Zhang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10053680 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature