Cyanobacterial diversity in mat sample obtained from hypersaline desert, Rann of Kachchh.

ABSTRACT: Rann of Kachchh (RoK) is a unique geoformation, which is exposed to dynamic environmental changes such as salinity, temperature, and nutrients throughout the year. In this study, the pooled mat sample was examined for the cyanobacterial community structure using culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. Taxonomic profiling was studied using amplicon sequencing that revealed the enrichment of Pseudanabaenales and Oscillatoriales by QIIME and MG-RAST, respectively. Other abundant orders were represented by Chroococcales, Nostocales, and unclassified cyanobacteria by both approaches. Nine cyanobacterial cultures were isolated from mat samples showing 90-98% similarities with available sequences in GenBank. The culture-dependent study suggested that mat was dominated by cyanobacter

SUBMITTER: Patel HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650516 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature