Table 5. The genera showing significant differences in percent abundance among the samples (low and high salinity and two different soil layers).
| Taxon |
Salinity treatment S1 (1.2–1.9 g salt/kg soil) |
Salinity treatment S4 (2.6–3.0 g salt/kg soil) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–5 cm depth (%) | 5–10 cm depth (%) | 0–5 cm depth (%) | 5–10 cm depth (%) | |
| Steroidobacter | 2.63 ± 0.11ab | 2.93 ± 0.22a | 1.88 ± 0.52bc | 1.54 ± 0.12c |
| Sphingomonas | 2 .51 ± 0.61ab | 3.29 ± 0.38a | 1.26 ± 0.20bc | 1.06 ± 0.14c |
| Thioprofundum | 1.10 ± 0.28b | 1.28 ± 0.09ab | 1.57 ± 0.18ab | 1.98 ± 0.24a |
| Pelagibius | 0.93 ± 0.26b | 0.91 ± 0.05b | 1.73 ± 0.37ab | 2.14 ± 0.27a |
| Blastocatella | 1.54 ± 0.12ab | 1.04 ± 0.01b | 2.28 ± 0.58a | 2.00 ± 0.26ab |
| Rhodoligotrophos | 0.86 ± 0.14b | 0.93 ± 0.08b | 1.13 ± 0.23ab | 1.56 ± 0.10a |
| Nitrosospira | 1.11 ± 0.11ab | 1.14 ± 0.11a | 0.67 ± 0.33ab | 0.49 ± 0.06b |
| Nitriliruptor | 0.57 ± 0.13bc | 0.40 ± 0.02c | 0.83 ± 0.21b | 1.30 ± 0.04a |
| Albidovulum | 0.59 ± 0.12b | 0.65 ± 0.07ab | 0.91 ± 0.15ab | 1.00 ± 0.04a |
| Gp3 | 0.77 ± 0.10b | 1.03 ± 0.04a | 0.66 ± 0.09b | 0.60 ± 0.06b |
| Nitrospira | 0.67 ± 0.04ab | 0.88 ± 0.04a | 0.61 ± 0.10b | 0.78 ± 0.09ab |
| Aciditer | 0.72 ± 0.01a | 0.75 ± 0.05a | 0.58 ± 0.03b | 0.60 ± 0.02b |
| Kofleria | 0.88 ± 0.09a | 0.85 ± 0.03a | 0.60 ± 0.05b | 0.61 ± 0.08b |
| Thiohalomonas | 0.39 ± 0.15b | 0.32 ± 0.06b | 0.70 ± 0.14ab | 0.93 ± 0.14a |
| Limimonas | 0.39 ± 0.12c | 0.31 ± 0.01bc | 0.82 ± 0.23ab | 0.98 ± 0.08a |
| Dongia | 0.65 ± 0.09b | 0.92 ± 0.04a | 0.35 ± 0.09c | 0.31 ± 0.05c |
| Lewinella | 0.49 ± 0.11b | 0.57 ± 0.04b | 0.58 ± 0.09b | 0.91 ± 0.05a |
| Salisaeta | 0.44 ± 0.06b | 0.46 ± 0.03b | 0.60 ± 0.08b | 0.91 ± 0.05a |
| Pseudolabrys | 0.54 ± 0.01ab | 0.66 ± 0.09a | 0.39 ± 0.03b | 0.43 ± 0.03b |
| Desulfovermiculus | 0.50 ± 0.02ab | 0.53 ± 0.06a | 0.34 ± 0.08b | 0.39 ± 0.04ab |
| Thermoleophilum | 0.31 ± 0.06b | 0.29 ± 0.01b | 0.45 ± 0.04a | 0.44 ± 0.02a |
| Desertibacter | 0.54 ± 0.07a | 0.54 ± 0.02a | 0.35 ± 0.04b | 0.29 ± 0.05b |
| Roseicyclus | 0.30 ± 0.06b | 0.25 ± 0.03b | 0.65 ± 0.09a | 0.50 ± 0.04a |
| Litorilinea | 0.38 ± 0.03ab | 0.32 ± 0.07b | 0.45 ± 0.02ab | 0.47 ± 0.04a |
| Azoarcus | 0.29 ± 0.07b | 0.26 ± 0.03b | 0.57 ± 0.12a | 0.65 ± 0.04a |
| Euzebya | 0.26 ± 0.06b | 0.21 ± 0.01b | 0.40 ± 0.09ab | 0.51 ± 0.04a |
| Gaiella | 0.42 ± 0.08a | 0.42 ± 0.02a | 0.24 ± 0.03b | 0.22 ± 0.04b |
| Fulvivirga | 0.24 ± 0.06bc | 0.14 ± 0.01c | 0.50 ± 0.18ab | 0.73 ± 0.01a |
| Iamia | 0.32 ± 0.01ab | 0.39 ± 0.03a | 0.25 ± 0.04b | 0.24 ± 0.02b |
| Haliea | 0.23 ± 0.05bc | 0.18 ± 0.01c | 0.37 ± 0.08ab | 0.52 ± 0.03a |
| Flavobacterium | 0.44 ± 0.06a | 0.32 ± 0.03ab | 0.13 ± 0.02c | 0.23 ± 0.04bc |
| Pseudofulvimonas | 0.34 ± 0.03ab | 0.21 ± 0.03b | 0.44 ± 0.05a | 0.32 ± 0.03ab |
| Rhodoplanes | 0.26 ± 0.02ab | 0.32 ± 0.04a | 0.21 ± 0.01b | 0.23 ± 0.04ab |
| Rubribacterium | 0.21 ± 0.07b | 0.19 ± 0.04b | 0.45 ± 0.16a | 0.37 ± 0.05ab |
| Tistlia | 0.28 ± 0.01ab | 0.33 ± 0.05a | 0.18 ± 0.05b | 0.16 ± 0.03b |
| Janthinobacterium | 0.38 ± 0.08a | 0.66 ± 0.15a | 0.06 ± 0.03b | 0.09 ± 0.01b |
| Blastobacter | 0.34 ± 0.09a | 0.31 ± 0.24a | 0.12 ± 0.02b | 0.13 ± 0.09b |
| Pseudoxanthomonas | 0.43 ± 0.11a | 0.34 ± 0.05a | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.11 ± 0.00b |
| Porticoccus | 0.14 ± 0.03b | 0.10 ± 0.02b | 0.21 ± 0.02b | 0.35 ± 0.07a |
| Oceanibaculum | 0.13 ± 0.04b | 0.21 ± 0.03ab | 0.2 ± 0.04ab | 0.31 ± 0.04a |
| Skermanella | 0.22 ± 0.02b | 0.32 ± 0.03a | 0.06 ± 0.01c | 0.06 ± 0.01c |
| Levilinea | 0.16 ± 0.01ab | 0.11 ± 0.02b | 0.17 ± 0.02ab | 0.21 ± 0.04a |
| Filomicrobium | 0.16 ± 0.01ab | 0.13 ± 0.03b | 0.14 ± 0.01ab | 0.19 ± 0.01a |
| Shinella | 0.22 ± 0.07ab | 0.29 ± 0.02a | 0.08 ± 0.01c | 0.10 ± 0.03bc |
| Brevundimonas | 0.26 ± 0.06a | 0.21 ± 0.02ab | 0.12 ± 0.06ab | 0.08 ± 0.05b |
| Pimelobacter | 0.19 ± 0.05a | 0.17 ± 0.01ab | 0.12 ± 0.03ab | 0.07 ± 0.02b |
| Terrimonas | 0.26 ± 0.06a | 0.37 ± 0.04a | 0.08 ± 0.03b | 0.07 ± 0.02b |
| Gp26 | 0.12 ± 0.01b | 0.16 ± 0.02ab | 0.14 ± 0.03b | 0.22 ± 0.03a |
| Elioraea | 0.14 ± 0.01ab | 0.18 ± 0.01a | 0.11 ± 0.02bc | 0.07 ± 0.01c |
| Hoeflea | 0.10 ± 0.02ab | 0.06 ± 0.01b | 0.13 ± 0.03ab | 0.18 ± 0.05a |
| Sphingopyxis | 0.20 ± 0.04ab | 0.21 ± 0.04a | 0.09 ± 0.03b | 0.10 ± 0.02b |
| Thioclava | 0.10 ± 0.02ab | 0.06 ± 0.00b | 0.18 ± 0.04a | 0.17 ± 0.04a |
| Limnobacter | 0.19 ± 0.03a | 0.14 ± 0.02ab | 0.07 ± 0.04bc | 0.04 ± 0.00c |
| Arcticibacter | 0.20 ± 0.04b | 0.40 ± 0.08a | 0.03 ± 0.02c | 0.05 ± 0.02bc |
| Pannonibacter | 0.09 ± 0.01bc | 0.07 ± 0.01c | 0.17 ± 0.04a | 0.16 ± 0.01ab |
| Labrenzia | 0.05 ± 0.03b | 0.02 ± 0.00b | 0.15 ± 0.03a | 0.21 ± 0.03a |
| Azohydromonas | 0.21 ± 0.04a | 0.15 ± 0.02ab | 0.10 ± 0.02b | 0.08 ± 0.01b |
| Microbulbifer | 0.07 ± 0.02b | 0.08 ± 0.02b | 0.12 ± 0.01b | 0.19 ± 0.03a |
| Parasegetibacter | 0.14 ± 0.01ab | 0.16 ± 0.02a | 0.10 ± 0.01ab | 0.08 ± 0.03b |
| Piscinibacter | 0.14 ± 0.02a | 0.15 ± 0.02a | 0.08 ± 0.00b | 0.08 ± 0.02b |
| Hyphomicrobium | 0.06 ± 0.03b | 0.13 ± 0.01a | 0.08 ± 0.01ab | 0.10 ± 0.02ab |
| Caldilinea | 0.14 ± 0.03a | 0.14 ± 0.01a | 0.08 ± 0.01b | 0.08 ± 0.03b |
| Luteolibacter | 0.08 ± 0.01b | 0.07 ± 0.02b | 0.24 ± 0.05a | 0.25 ± 0.04a |
| Sediminibacter | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.02 ± 0.01b | 0.13 ± 0.02a | 0.15 ± 0.01a |
| Sphingobium | 0.20 ± 0.07a | 0.18 ± 0.03ab | 0.06 ± 0.02ab | 0.05 ± 0.02b |
| Nocardioides | 0.12 ± 0.02ab | 0.15 ± 0.04a | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.05 ± 0.01b |
| Rhodovulum | 0.05 ± 0.02b | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.13 ± 0.04ab | 0.17 ± 0.00a |
| Massilia | 0.17 ± 0.05a | 0.30 ± 0.07a | 0.03 ± 0.01b | 0.01 ± 0.00b |
| Thauera | 0.10 ± 0.02b | 0.15 ± 0.00a | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.06 ± 0.01b |
| Georgfuchsia | 0.13 ± 0.02a | 0.11 ± 0.02a | 0.06 ± 0.01b | 0.06 ± 0.01b |
| Aminobacter | 0.24 ± 0.03a | 0.26 ± 0.07a | 0.12 ± 0.04b | 0.16 ± 0.05b |
| Thioalkalispira | 0.13 ± 0.04b | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 0.25 ± 0.04ab | 0.31 ± 0.04a |
Means ± standard error (n = 3); means followed by different letters in a row (one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan test for salinity) are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05.