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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Unraveling the Taxonomic Diversity and Functional Potential of the Tunisian Salterns, Abbassia and Thyna, via Integrated 16S-18S Amplicons and Shotgun Metagenomics.

Sondes Mechri, Afef Najjari, Séverine Croze, Hadda-Imene Ouzari, Marilize Le Roes-Hill, Slim Tounsi, Joel Lachuer, Bassem Jaouadi

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Sondes MechriLaboratoire des Biotechnologies Microbiennes et Enzymatiques et Biomolécules (LBMEB), Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax (CBS), Université de Sfax (USF), Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, BP 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia.
Afef NajjariLaboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives (LMBA), Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis (FST), Université de Tunis El Manar (UTM), Foyer Universitaire, 20 Rue de Tolède, Tunis 2092, Tunisia.
Séverine CrozeUniv Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Plateforme ProfileXpert de Génomique et Microgénomique, SFR Santé-Lyon-Est, CNRS UMR-S3453, INSERM US7, Faculté de Pharmacie de Lyon, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon, Cedex 08, France.ORCID 0009-0003-4542-5088
Hadda-Imene OuzariLaboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives (LMBA), Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis (FST), Université de Tunis El Manar (UTM), Foyer Universitaire, 20 Rue de Tolède, Tunis 2092, Tunisia.
Marilize Le Roes-HillApplied Microbial and Health Biotechnology Institute (AMHBI), Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), P.O. Box 1906, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1930-2637
Slim TounsiLaboratoire de Biopesticides (LB), Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax (CBS), Université de Sfax (USF), Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, BP 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia.
Joel LachuerUniv Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Plateforme ProfileXpert de Génomique et Microgénomique, SFR Santé-Lyon-Est, CNRS UMR-S3453, INSERM US7, Faculté de Pharmacie de Lyon, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon, Cedex 08, France.
Bassem JaouadiLaboratoire des Biotechnologies Microbiennes et Enzymatiques et Biomolécules (LBMEB), Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax (CBS), Université de Sfax (USF), Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, BP 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0002-5182-7353

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Centre of Biotechnologie of Sfax 101079425
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Abstract

Hypersaline environments are unique ecosystems harboring specialized microbial communities with significant biotechnological potential. This study provides a comprehensive characterization of the taxonomic diversity and functional potential of two Tunisian salterns, Abbassia (Kerkennah) and Thyna (Sfax), using an integrated approach that combines 16S/18S rRNA gene amplicons (Illumina and full-length Nanopore) with shotgun metagenomics. Taxonomic profiling revealed a high species richness (S ≈ 1250 taxa); however, the Abbassia site was characterized by extreme taxonomic polarization, with over 95% of the community dominated by specialized halophilic

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ArchaeaBacteriaMetagenomicsMicrobiotaRNA, Ribosomal, 16SMetagenomePhylogenyShotgun SequencingTunisiaRNA, Ribosomal, 16S16S/18S rRNAfunctional profilinghypersaline environmentsmetabolic adaptationmicrobial extremophilesmulti-platform sequencingshotgun metagenomicsTunisian salterns

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