Minerals Determined a Special Ecological Niche and Selectively Enriched Microbial Species from Bulk Water Communities in Hot Springs
Minerals provide physical niches and supply nutrients or serve as electron donors/acceptors for microorganism survival and growth, and thus minerals and microbes co-evolved. Yet, little is known about how sediment minerals impact microbial community assembly in hot springs and to what extent mineral...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-05-01
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Series: | Microorganisms |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/5/1020 |