Open AccessDynamics and Persistence of Dead Sea Microbial Populations as Shown by High-Throughput Sequencing of rRNA
Author(s) -
Matthew E. Rhodes,
Aharon Oren,
Christopher H. House
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.06393-11
Subject(s) - bloom , biology , mesocosm , population , persistence (discontinuity) , algal bloom , ribosomal rna , 16s ribosomal rna , ecology , genetics , bacteria , ecosystem , gene , phytoplankton , geology , demography , geotechnical engineering , sociology , nutrient
16S rRNA amplicon libraries from a haloarchaeal bloom in the hypersaline Dead Sea in 1992 were analyzed together with the 2007 residual population and simulated blooms in experimental mesocosms. Significant population shifts were observed during the bloom, and surprisingly a signature from the bloom was retained 15 years later.