Microbial community composition of Tirez lagoon (Spain), a highly sulfated athalassohaline environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim was to study the seasonal microbial diversity variations of an athalassohaline environment with a high concentration of sulfates in Tirez lagoon (La Mancha, Spain). Despite the interest in these types of environments there is scarce information about their microbial ecology, especially on their anoxic sediments.

Results

We report the seasonal microbial diversity of the water column and the sediments of a highly sulfated lagoon using both molecular and conventional microbiological methods. Algae and Cyanobacteria were the main photosynthetic primary producers detected in the ecosystem in the rainy season. Also dinoflagelates and filamentous fungi were identified in the brines. The highest phylotype abundance in water and sediments corresponded to members of

SUBMITTER: Montoya L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3852488 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature