Metagenomics and culture dependent insights into the distribution of firmicutes across two different sample types located in the black hills region of South Dakota, USA

• Main Authors: Govil, Tanvi, Paste, Manasi, Samanta, Dipayan, David, Aditi, Goh, Kian Mau, Li, Xiangkai, Salem, David R., Sani, Rajesh K.
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: QE Geology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94958/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010113

Firmicutes is almost a ubiquitous phylum. Several genera of this group, for instance, Geobacillus, are recognized for decomposing plant organic matter and for producing thermostable ligninolytic enzymes. Amplicon sequencing was used in this study to determine the prevalence and genetic diversity of...