ArticleBMC microbiology2025
Diversity of sulfur cycling halophiles within the Salton Sea, California's largest lake.
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- Uncovering transcriptional processes in microbial communities adapted to differing saline conditions in salt-weathered historic buildings.Microbiome · 2026Article
- Chronic exposure to Salton Sea aerosols elicits pulmonary inflammation and shifts in murine lung and fecal microbiome diversity.Research square · 2026Article
- Weather conditions structure the taxonomic and functional diversity of the aeolian dust microbiome.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Halophiles and Halotolerants: From Industry to Astrobiology.Current microbiology · 2025Review
- Correction: Diversity of sulfur cycling halophiles within the Salton Sea, California's largest lake.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMicroorganisms are the biotic foundation for nutrient cycling across ecosystems, and their assembly is often based on the nutrient availability of their environment. Though previous research has explored the seasonal lake turnover and geochemical cycling within the Salton Sea, California's largest lake, the microbial community of this declining ecosystem has been largely overlooked. We collected seawater from a single location within the Salton Sea at 0 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, 7 m, 9 m, 10 m, and 10.5 m depths in August 2021, December 2021, and April 2022.
resultsWe observed that the water column microbiome significantly varied by season (R
conclusionsOur work demonstrates that the microbiome within the Salton Seawater has the capacity to metabolize sulfur species and utilize multiple trophic strategies, such as alternating between chemorganotrophy and chemolithoautrophy, to survive this harsh, fluctuating environment. Together, these results suggest that the Salton Sea microbiome is integral in the geochemical cycling of this ever-changing ecosystem and thus contributes to the seasonal dynamics of the Salton Sea. Further work is required to understand how these environmental bacteria are implicated relationship between the Salton Sea's sulfur cycle, dust proliferation, and respiratory distress experienced by the local population.
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