University of Mississippi eGrove Faculty and Student Publications Biology 1-1-2020 The saltpan microbiome is structured by sediment depth and minimally influenced yb variable hydration Eric A. Weingarten University of Mississippi Lauren A. Lawson University of Mississippi Colin R. Jackson University of Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/biology_facpubs Recommended Citation Weingarten, E.A.; Lawson, L.A.; Jackson, C.R. The Saltpan Microbiome Is Structured by Sediment Depth and Minimally Influenced yb Variable Hydration. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ microorganisms8040538 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Biology at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty and Student Publications by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. microorganisms Article The Saltpan Microbiome Is Structured by Sediment Depth and Minimally Influenced by Variable Hydration Eric A. Weingarten *, Lauren A. Lawson and Colin R. Jackson Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA;
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[email protected] Received: 12 February 2020; Accepted: 6 April 2020; Published: 8 April 2020 Abstract: Saltpans are a class of ephemeral wetland characterized by alternating periods of inundation, rising salinity, and desiccation. We obtained soil cores from a saltpan on the Mississippi Gulf coast in both the inundated and desiccated state. The microbiomes of surface and 30 cm deep sediment were determined using Illumina sequencing of the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene. Bacterial and archaeal community composition differed significantly between sediment depths but did not differ between inundated and desiccated states.