Microbial community composition of Tirez lagoon (Spain), a highly sulfated athalassohaline environment

摘要

Background The aim was to study the seasonal microbial diversity variations of an athalassohaline environment with a high concentration of sulfates in Tirez lagoon (La Mancha, Spain). Despite the interest in these types of environments there is scarce information about their microbial ecology, especially on their anoxic sediments.