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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Davis MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7202643 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20200506 5
Caves formed by sulfuric acid dissolution have been identified worldwide. These caves can host diverse microbial communities that are responsible for speleogenesis and speleothem formation. It is not well understood how microbial communities change in response to surface water entering caves. Illumina 16S rRNA sequencing and bioinformatic tools were used to determine the impact of surface water on the microbial community diversity and function within a spring pool found deep in the Monte Conca C ...[more]