Microbial Communities and Diversities in Mudflat Sediments Analyzed Using a Modified Metatranscriptomic Method.

ABSTRACT: Intertidal mudflats are land-sea interaction areas and play important roles in global nutrient cycles. However, a comprehensive understanding of microbial communities in these mudflats remains elusive. In this study, mudflat sediment samples from the Dongtan wetland of Chongming Island, the largest alluvial island in the world, were collected. Using a modified metatranscriptomic method, the depth-wise distributions of potentially active microbial communities were investigated based on small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) sequences. Multiple environmental factors were also measured and analyzed in conjunction with the prokaryotic composition profiles. A prokaryotic diversity analysis based on the metatranscriptome datasets revealed two or threefold higher diversity indices (associated wit

SUBMITTER: Yan YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5797801 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature