Microbiology of the Red Sea (and other) deep‐sea anoxic brine lakes

Antunes, André; Ngugi, David Kamanda; Stingl, Ulrich

doi:10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00264.x

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Microbiology of the Red Sea (and other) deep‐sea anoxic brine lakes

Antunes, André, Ngugi, David Kamanda, Stingl, Ulrich·2011·Environmental Microbiology Reports

DOI 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00264.x

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Summary: The Red Sea harbours approximately 25 deep‐sea anoxic brine pools. They constitute extremely unique and complex habitats with the conjugation of several extreme physicochemical parameters rendering them some of the most inhospitable environments on Earth. After 50 years of research mostly driven by chemists, geophysicists and geologists, the microbiology of the brines has been receiving increased interest in the last decade. Recent molecular and cultivation‐based studies have provided us with a first glimpse on the enormous biodiversity of the local microbial communities, the identification of several new taxonomic groups, and the isolation of novel extremophiles that thrive in these environments. This review presents a general overview of these unusual biotopes and compares them with other similar environments in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, with a focus on their microbial ecology.

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Authors: Antunes, A., Ngugi, D. K., & Stingl, U.
Affiliations: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (SA)
Corresponding author: Antunes, André
ORCID: Antunes, André
Ngugi, David Kamanda
Stingl, Ulrich
Venue: Environmental Microbiology Reports
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011-05-30
Volume: 3
Issue: 4
Pages: 416-433
ISSN: 1758-2229 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00264.x
OpenAlex: W2144058287
Cited by: 173
References: 110
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 9.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Environmental Microbiology Reports (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Edge Hill University Research Information Repository (Edge Hill University) (submittedVersion)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Keywords: Red Sea, microbial ecology, extremophiles, microbial diversity, microbial communities, brine pools, chemotrophic bacteria, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, extreme environments

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