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Orhan İnce - H. Abdullah Uçan, et al.

community of Salda Lake by using internationally recognized new generation
molecular methods, evaluate the samples taken from various sections of
Salda Lake in terms of prokaryotic and eukaryotic diversity, obtain comparable
scientific data that is expected to contribute to NASA's efforts for its biological
trace search on Mars, achieve new gene sequences to be patented in the
internationally recognized platforms, identify the microbiological diversity
of Salda Lake and introduce new species in Türkiye's inventory and create a
protection map specific to ecological heritage of Salda Lake.

Field Studies

Samples were taken from 14 different stations in 6 different regions of Salda
Lake in winter (March 2021) and summer (August 2021) for DNA isolation
(Figure 8). These regions include Doğanbaba (Figure 8), White Islands (Figure
8), Otel önü (Figure 9), Kayadibi (Figure 9), Işıklar and finally the region
between White Islands - Doğanbaba. Biofilm samples were taken from water,
sediments, microbial mats and rocks in each region. Additional samples were
taken from Salda Lake at a depth of 5 and 10 meters. Samples were taken
using the same stations both in winter and summer (İnce et al., 2021).

a) b)

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Figure 8. (a) Sample collection regions and stations in Salda Lake (b) Environmental
DNA - metabarcoding sampling at Doğanbaba sampling point (c) Environmental DNA -
metabarcoding sampling at White Islands sampling point (retrieved from İnce, 2021).

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