The Source of Thermophilic Bacteria in Lake Baikal Cold Sediments—Coastal Hydrotherms or Deep Fluids?

• Published in: Microbiology (New York) Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 338 - 343
• Main Authors: Pavlova, O. N., Chernitsyna, S. M., Bukin, S. V., Lomakina, A. V., Shubenkova, O. V., Smirnova, D. K., Zemskaya, T. I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Comparative analysis; Hot springs; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Sediments; Short Communications; Taxonomy; Thermophilic bacteria; Thermophilic microorganisms; Zmeiny; Lake Baikal; thermophiles; Davshinsky; hot springs; microbial diversity; Kotel’nikovsky; Khakussky

— The sources of thermophilic bacteria revealed in cold Lake Baikal sediments are considered. Comparative analysis of the taxonomic position of thermophilic microorganisms from four terrestrial hot springs at Lake Baikal coast and from the bottom sediments associated with hydrocarbon discharge was c...