Unraveling Anaerobic Metabolisms in a Hypersaline Sediment.

ABSTRACT: The knowledge on the microbial diversity inhabiting hypersaline sediments is still limited. In particular, existing data about anaerobic hypersaline archaea and bacteria are scarce and refer to a limited number of genera. The approach to obtain existing information has been almost exclusively attempting to grow every organism in axenic culture on the selected electron acceptor with a variety of electron donors. Here, a different approach has been used to interrogate the microbial community of submerged hypersaline sediment of Salitral Negro, Argentina, aiming at enriching consortia performing anaerobic respiration of different electron acceptor compounds, in which ecological associations can maximize the possibilities of successful growth. Growth of consortia was demonstrated on all offere

SUBMITTER: Solchaga JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8966722 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature