The soda lakes of Nhecolândia: A conservation opportunity for the Pantanal wetlands
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2018.11.002
Abstract: Abstract The Pantanal is the most conserved biome in Brazil and among the last wild refuges in South America, but intensification of agriculture and other land use changes present challenges for protecting this exceptionally biodiverse… read more here.
Keywords: conservation; lakes nhecol; nhecol ndia; biogeochemistry ... See more keywords
The patterns of nitrogen fixation in haloalkaliphilic phototrophic communities of Kulunda Steppe soda lakes (Altai, Russia).
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiz174
Abstract: Nitrogen fixation (NF) of phototrophic communities was studied in a number of soda lakes with a wide range of salinity (25-400 g/l) located in Kulunda Steppe (Altai, Russia) during several summer seasons (2011-2016). The phototrophic… read more here.
Keywords: nitrogen fixation; phototrophic communities; soda lakes; kulunda steppe ... See more keywords
Autotrophic microbial arsenotrophy in arsenic-rich soda lakes.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx146
Abstract: A number of prokaryotes are capable of employing arsenic oxy-anions as either electron acceptors [arsenate; As(V)] or electron donors [arsenite; As(III)] to sustain arsenic-dependent growth ('arsenotrophy'). A subset of these microorganisms function as either chemoautotrophs… read more here.
Keywords: arsenotrophy; arsenotrophy arsenic; soda lakes; microbial arsenotrophy ... See more keywords
Discovery of novel carbohydrate degrading enzymes from soda lakes through functional metagenomics
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1059061
Abstract: Extremophiles provide a one-of-a-kind source of enzymes with properties that allow them to endure the rigorous industrial conversion of lignocellulose biomass into fermentable sugars. However, the fact that most of these organisms fail to grow… read more here.
Keywords: carbohydrate degrading; degrading enzymes; soda lakes; lignocellulose biomass ... See more keywords
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial diversity from three soda lakes in the East African Rift Valley determined by amplicon sequencing
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.999876
Abstract: Soda lakes are unique poly-extreme environments with high alkalinity and salinity that support diverse microbial communities despite their extreme nature. In this study, prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial diversity in samples of the three soda lakes,… read more here.
Keywords: eukaryotic microbial; soda lakes; three soda; diversity ... See more keywords