Diversity of Microorganisms in Biocrusts Surrounding Highly Saline Potash Tailing Piles in Germany.

ABSTRACT: Potash tailing piles located in Germany represent extremely hypersaline locations that negatively affect neighbouring environments and limit the development of higher vegetation. However, biocrusts, as cryptogamic covers, inhabit some of these areas and provide essential ecological functions, but, nevertheless, they remain poorly described. Here, we applied high-throughput sequencing (HTS) and targeted four groups of microorganisms: bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi and other eukaryotes. The sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed the dominance of Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria and Actinobacteria. Additionally, we applied yanobacteria-specific primers for a detailed assessment of the cyanobacterial community, which was dominated by members of the filamentous orders Synechococcales and Oscilla

SUBMITTER: Pushkareva E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8066527 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature