title: Comparative molecular analysis of endoevaporitic microbial communities.
abstract: A phylogenetic comparison of microbial communities in hypersaline evaporites was conducted on crusts from Guerrero Negro, Mexico, and Lindsey Lake, New Mexico, using culture-independent rRNA gene sequence analysis. Many sequences were shared between evaporites, which suggests that similar environments select for specific microbial lineages from a global metacommunity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sahl
authors.forename: Norman R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Pace
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Spear