Table 3. Some of the prominent Bacteria and Archaea (belonging to diverse metabolic groups) that are commonly detected in isolation-based and cultivation-independent microbial diversity surveys of soda lakes across Africa, North America and Eurasia.
| Heterotrophs | Phototrophs | Methanotrophs and methanogens |
|---|---|---|
| Halomonas | Ectothiorhodospira | Methylomicrobium |
| Spirochaeta | Synechococcus | Methylobacter |
| Bacillus | Synechocystis | Methanolobus |
| Alcaligenes | Rhodobaca | Methanosalsum |
| Arthrobacter | Thiocapsa | Acetogens |
| Nitrincola | Roseinatronobacter | Tindallia |
| Clostridium | ||
| Alkalilimnicola | Sulfur oxidizers and sulfate reducers | Nitrifiers and denitrifiers |
| Marinospirillum | Thioalkalivibrio | Nitrosomonas |
| Alkalimonas | Thioalkalimicrobium | Nitrobacter |
| Idiomarina | Desulfonatronovibrio | Pseudomonas |
| Halorubrum | Desulfonatronum | Paracoccus |
| Halobiforma | ||
| Natronococcus | ||
| Natronolimnobius |