A Large-Scale Survey of the Bacterial Communities in Lakes of Western Mongolia with Varying Salinity Regimes.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, climate change coupled with anthropogenic activities has led to monumental changes in saline lakes which are rapidly drying up across the globe and particularly in Central Asia. The landlocked country of Mongolia is rich in lakes which have remained primarily undisturbed by human impact, and many of these lakes have varying salinity regimes and are located across various geographical landscapes. In this study, we sampled 18 lakes with varying salinity regimes (hyperhaline, mesohaline, oligohaline, and polyhaline) covering 7000 km of western Mongolia and its various geographical landscapes (Gobi Desert, forests, and steppe). We identified that the bacterial communities that dominate these lakes are significantly influenced by salinity (p < 0.001) and geographical lan

SUBMITTER: Tandon K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7716208 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature