Lory-Anne Baker, Aude Beauger, Sofia Kolovi, Olivier Voldoire, Elisabeth Allain, Vincent Breton, Patrick Chardon, Didier Miallier, Céline Bailly, Gilles Montavon, Agnès Bouchez, Frédéric Rimet, Cécile Chardon, Valentin Vasselon, Luc Ector, Carlos E Wetzel, David G Biron
Little is still known about the low dose effects of radiation on the microbial communities in the environment. Mineral springs are ecosystems than can be affected by natural radioactivity. These extreme environments are, therefore, observatories for studying the influence of chronic radioactivity on the natural biota. In these ecosystems we find diatoms, unicellular microalgae, playing an essential role in the food chain. The present study aimed to investigate, using DNA metabarcoding, the effect of natural radioactivity in two environmental compartments (i...
February 17, 2023: Science of the Total Environment