Establishment of a Halophilic Bloom in a Sterile and Isolated Hypersaline Mesocosm

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 2886
• Main Authors: Rhodes, Matthew E, Pace, Allyson D, Benjamin, Menny M, Ghent, Heather, Dawson, Katherine S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 29.11.2023
• Subjects: aerobiome; Aerosols; Algae; Aquatic ecosystems; Bird migration; Chloride; Closed ecological systems; dispersal; Earth; Environmental aspects; Extreme environments; Great Salt Lake; haloarchaea; Haloarcula; Halophilic bacteria; Inoculum; Mesocosms; Microorganisms; Natural history; Osmosis; Osmotic pressure; Parking facilities; Physiological aspects; Potassium; Salinity; Salt; Stratosphere; Water circulation; Water column; United States; Great Salt Lake; United States > US; South Carolina; Dead Sea; dispersal; aerobiome; Great Salt Lake; haloarchaea; Haloarcula

Extreme environments, including hypersaline pools, often serve as biogeographical islands. Putative colonizers would need to survive transport across potentially vast distances of inhospitable terrain. Hyperhalophiles, in particular, are often highly sensitive to osmotic pressure. Here, we assessed...