Diversity and putative metabolic function of prokaryotic communities in tank bromeliads along an elevation gradient in tropical Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Tank bromeliads are unique canopy microhabitats that offer freshwater and organic nutrient-rich substrates in the Neotropics. In them it is possible to thoroughly characterize environmental factors and species composition of terrestrial and aquatic biota. Therefore, these plants have been used as natural models to study how communities are distributed and assembled. Here we used amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and their functional annotations to study the diversity and metabolic potential of prokaryotic communities in tank bromeliads in five different forests along an elevation gradient in tropical Mexico. Furthermore, we analyzed the effects of vegetation type and environmental factors inside the tanks on prokaryotic composition. We found a high prokaryotic diversity in tank brom

SUBMITTER: Aguilar-Cruz Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9608151 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature