Distribution of Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria in Tibetan Hot Springs, China.

ABSTRACT: Investigating the distribution of hydrogen-producing bacteria (HPB) is of great significance to understanding the source of biological hydrogen production in geothermal environments. Here, we explored the compositions of HPB populations in the sediments of hot springs from the Daggyai, Quzhuomu, Quseyongba, and Moluojiang geothermal zones on the Tibetan Plateau, with the use of Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes and hydA genes. In the present study, the hydA genes were successfully amplified from the hot springs with a temperature of 46-87°C. The hydA gene phylogenetic analysis showed that the top three phyla of the HPB populations were Bacteroidetes (14.48%), Spirochaetes (14.12%), and Thermotogae (10.45%), while Proteo

SUBMITTER: Ma L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8334365 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature