Spatial Patterns of Microbial Communities in Intertidal Sediments of the Yellow River Estuary, China.

ABSTRACT: Estuarine ecosystems are among the most important natural ecosystems on Earth and contribute substantially to human survival and development. The Yellow River Estuary (YRE) is the second largest estuary in China. Microbial communities play an essential role in the material cycle and energy flow in estuarine ecosystems. To date, our knowledge of the spatial patterns of bacterial and archaeal communities is limited. In this study, we investigated the spatial profile of bacterial and archaeal communities and their co-occurrence patterns, functional roles, and environmental driving factors in the intertidal sediments of the YRE from June to July, 2019. The results showed that Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi, and Planctomycetes were the dominant bacterial phyla, whereas Nanoarchaeaeo

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11743423 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature