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May 13, 2026Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyOpen Access

Deterministic abiotic filtering and halophilic core microbiomes shape bacterial community assembly in coastal salt flats (sabkha) of southern Morocco

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GAGhita AmechatteNRNabil RadouaneAMAyoub El Mouttaqi

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Overview

Randomized trial reveals bacterial community assembly in sabkhas, indicating potential for saline agriculture.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand how environmental factors shape bacterial communities in coastal salt flats.
  • Isolated and cultured bacteria from sabkha ecosystems under saline conditions.
  • Used metabarcoding to analyze the bacterial profiles associated with plant microbiomes.
  • Investigated the influence of abiotic factors on microbiome composition.
  • Strong salt tolerance was observed, with halophilic lineages identified as dominant in metabolic profiles.
  • Bacterial communities exhibited significant convergence towards a halophilic core microbiome despite variation across sites.
  • Culturable dominant bacteria highlight sabkhas as valuable reservoirs for developing stress-tolerant microbes.

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Amechatte et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a04147679e20c90b444472ehttps://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00061-26
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