The Distribution of Bathyarchaeota in Surface Sediments of the Pearl River Estuary Along Salinity Gradient.

ABSTRACT: Bathyarchaeota, a recently proposed archaeal phylum, is globally distributed and highly abundant in anoxic sediments. Metabolic pathways of the Bathyarchaeota members are diverse and, hence, this phylum has been proposed to play an important role in global biogeochemical cycles. Bathyarchaeota members are distributed in the estuarine environments. However, limited information is available about their detailed community structure, abundance, and functions in the Pearl River estuary (PRE). In the current study, we performed a comprehensive investigation of the archaeal community in the PRE surface sediments along a salinity gradient, with a focus on Bathyarchaeota. Bathyarchaeota was the dominant archaeal phylum, with the abundance of the bathyarchaeotal 16

SUBMITTER: Zou D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7056671 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature