Microbial communities of the Mediterranean rocky shore: ecology and biotechnological potential of the sea-land transition.

ABSTRACT: Microbial communities from harsh environments hold great promise as sources of biotechnologically relevant strains and compounds. In the present work, we have characterized the microorganisms from the supralittoral and splash zone in three different rocky locations of the Western Mediterranean coast, a tough environment characterized by high levels of irradiation and large temperature and salinity fluctuations. We have retrieved a complete view of the ecology and functional aspects of these communities and assessed the biotechnological potential of the cultivable microorganisms. All three locations displayed very similar taxonomic profiles, with the genus Rubrobacter and the families Xenococcaceae, Flammeovirgaceae, Phyllobacteriaceae, Rhodobacteraceae and Trueperaceae being the most abund

SUBMITTER: Molina-Menor E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6801134 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature