Comparative Analysis of Microbial Diversity Across Temperature Gradients in Hot Springs From Yellowstone and Iceland

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Podar, Peter T., Yang, Zamin, Björnsdóttir, Snædís, Podar, Mircea
• Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
• Subjects: Biogeography; Hot springs; Microbial ecology; rRNA amplicons; Thermophiles; Líflandafræði; Hverir; Örverur; Gonzalez; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2300; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01625

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Geothermal hot springs are a natural setting to study microbial adaptation to a wide range of temperatures reaching up to boiling. Temperature gradients lead to distinct microbial communities that inhabit their optimum niches. We sampled three alkaline, high...