Comparative molecular analysis of endoevaporitic microbial communities.
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.
Sahl
Jason W
JW
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
Pace
Norman R
NR
Spear
John R
JR