Characterization by 16S Amplicon Sequencing of Bacterial Communities Overall and During the Maturation Process of Peloids in Two Spas of an Italian Thermal Complex.

ABSTRACT: Peloids are made by mixing clay materials with thermo-mineral waters, enriched with organic substances from microorganisms during maturation. Their beneficial properties may depend on clay minerals, water characteristics, and microbial components, although strong evidence is lacking. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) allows a comprehensive approach to studying the entire microbial community, including cultivable and uncultivable bacteria. Our study aims to characterize, by NGS, the bacterial community overall and during the maturation process of thermal muds in two spas (A-B) of an Italian thermal complex. Peloids were produced from sulfurous-bromine-iodine thermal water and clay material: natural mud for spa A and sterile clay for spa B. Thermal waters and peloids at different maturation s

SUBMITTER: Paduano S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618213 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature