Impact of salinity origin on microbial communities in saline springs within the Illinois Basin, USA - Zhao, Linduo; Shao, Hongbo; Zhang, Li; Panno, Samuel V.; Kelly, Walton R.; Lin, Tzu‐Yu; Liu, Wen‐Tso; Flynn, Theodore M.; Berger, Peter (Environmental microbiology, 2022)
Keywords: Aquatic ecosystems; basins; Biodiversity; Brines; Cambrian; Cambrian period; Chemical analysis; Community composition; community structure; Composition; Ecosystems; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Flow paths; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Groundwater - microbiology; Groundwater recharge; Harbors; Harbours; Illinois; Microbial activity; microbial communities; Microbiology; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microbiota - genetics; Microorganisms; Mineral springs; Ordovician; Ordovician period; Pennsylvanian period; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA 16S; Salinity; Salinity effects; Seawater; Seawater - microbiology; Sediment samples; Species richness; spring; Spring water; Terrestrial environments; Water analysis; Water springs; United States--US; Illinois