Community structure of thermophilic photosynthetic microbial mats and flocs at Sembawang Hot Spring, Singapore

The Sembawang Hot Spring in Singapore lies at the foot of a major regional geological feature called the Bentong-Raub Suture Zone. Amid an extensively managed surface geothermal park, an undisturbed hot spring emerges with source water at 61°C, pH 6.8, and 1 mg/L dissolved sulfide. A small main pool...

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Main Authors: Christaline George, Chloe Xue Qi Lim, Yan Tong, Stephen Brian Pointing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1189468/full