Stratified microbial communities in Australia’s only anchialine cave are taxonomically novel and drive chemotrophic energy production via coupled nitrogen-sulphur cycling

Stratified microbial communities in Australia’s only anchialine cave are taxonomically novel and drive chemotrophic energy production via coupled nitrogen-sulphur cycling

Abstract Background Anchialine environments, in which oceanic water mixes with freshwater in coastal aquifers, are characterised by stratified water columns with complex physicochemical profiles. These environments, also known as subterranean estuaries, support an abundance of endemic macro and micr...

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Main Authors: Timothy M. Ghaly, Amaranta Focardi, Liam D. H. Elbourne, Brodie Sutcliffe, William Humphreys, Ian T. Paulsen, Sasha G. Tetu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Chemolithotrophy
Metabolic coupling
Biogeochemical cycling
Stratified water column
Groundwater ecology
Subterranean estuary
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01633-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01633-8

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