Diversity of sulfur cycling halophiles within the Salton Sea, California's largest lake.

IF 4 2区 生物学 Q2 MICROBIOLOGY
Linton Freund, Caroline Hung, Talyssa M Topacio, Charles Diamond, Alyson Fresquez, Timothy W Lyons, Emma L Aronson
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Abstract

Background: Microorganisms are the biotic foundation for nutrient cycling across ecosystems, and their assembly is often based on the nutrient availability of their environment. Though previous research has explored the seasonal lake turnover and geochemical cycling within the Salton Sea, California's largest lake, the microbial community of this declining ecosystem has been largely overlooked. We collected seawater from a single location within the Salton Sea at 0 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, 7 m, 9 m, 10 m, and 10.5 m depths in August 2021, December 2021, and April 2022.

Results: We observed that the water column microbiome significantly varied by season (R2 = 0.59, P = 0.003). Temperature (R2 = 0.27, P = 0.004), dissolved organic matter (R2 = 0.13, P = 0.004), and dissolved oxygen (R2 = 0.089, P = 0.004) were significant drivers of seasonal changes in microbial composition. In addition, several halophilic mixotrophs and other extremotolerant bacteria were consistently identified in samples across depths and time points, though their relative abundances fluctuated by season. We found that while sulfur cycling genes were present in all metagenomes, their relative coverages fluctuated by pathway and season throughout the water column. Sulfur oxidation and incomplete sulfur oxidation pathways were conserved in the microbiome across seasons.

Conclusions: Our work demonstrates that the microbiome within the Salton Seawater has the capacity to metabolize sulfur species and utilize multiple trophic strategies, such as alternating between chemorganotrophy and chemolithoautrophy, to survive this harsh, fluctuating environment. Together, these results suggest that the Salton Sea microbiome is integral in the geochemical cycling of this ever-changing ecosystem and thus contributes to the seasonal dynamics of the Salton Sea. Further work is required to understand how these environmental bacteria are implicated relationship between the Salton Sea's sulfur cycle, dust proliferation, and respiratory distress experienced by the local population.

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BMC Microbiology
BMC Microbiology 生物-微生物学
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7.20
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3 months
期刊介绍: BMC Microbiology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on analytical and functional studies of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses and small parasites, as well as host and therapeutic responses to them and their interaction with the environment.
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