Defining the sediment prokaryotic communities of the Indian River Lagoon, FL, USA, an Estuary of National Significance.

ABSTRACT: The Indian River Lagoon, located on the east coast of Florida, USA, is an Estuary of National Significance and an important economic and ecological resource. The Indian River Lagoon faces several environmental pressures, including freshwater discharges through the St. Lucie Estuary; accumulation of anoxic, fine-grained, organic-rich sediment; and metal contamination from agriculture and marinas. Although the Indian River Lagoon has been well-studied, little is known about its microbial communities; thus, a two-year 16S amplicon sequencing study was conducted to assess the spatiotemporal changes of the sediment bacterial and archaeal groups. In general, the Indian River Lagoon exhibited a prokaryotic community that was consistent with other estuarine studies. Statistically different communi

SUBMITTER: Bradshaw DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7588086 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature