| Since 1983, the existence of Deep Hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs) has been revealed in the Eastern Mediterranean basin. These basins which represent extremes environments (anoxic, hypersalty, dark, high hydrostatic pressure) have been under investigation and increasing interest the last fifteen years. The molecular approaches revealed the presence of active and uncultivated microbial communities in the DHABs with two main metabolic processes such as methanogenesis and sulphate-reduction. Until now, no representative strain of the different uncultivated lineages thriving in the DHABs (ex : lineages MSBL, Mediteranean Sea Brine Lake) or involved in the two processes have been yet cultivated. The main ... |
