Limited Microbial Contribution in Salt Lake Sediment and Water to Each Other's Microbial Communities.

ABSTRACT: Climate change and human activities have led to frequent exchanges of sedimentary and aquatic microorganisms in lakes. However, the ability of these microorganisms to survive in their respective habitats between saline lake sediment and water remains unclear. In this study, we investigated microbial sources and community composition and metabolic functions in sediments and water in Yuncheng Salt Lake using a combination of source tracking and Illumina MiSeq sequencing. The results showed that 0.10-8.47% of the microbial communities in the sediment came from the corresponding water bodies, while 0.12-10.78% of the sedimentary microorganisms contributed to the aquatic microbial populations, and the microbial contributions depended on the salinity difference between sediment and water. Habita

SUBMITTER: Han M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11676918 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature