Archaeal Communities in a Heterogeneous Hypersaline-Alkaline Soil

Table 1

Some physical-chemical characteristics of soils from the former lake Texcoco.

Soil sampling site	EC^a; (dS/m)	pH	WHC^b	Total N	Total C	Particle size distribution
						Clay	Silt	Sand
			(g/kg soil)
TX_1	0.7	8.5	851	1.9	32.8	127	247	623
TX_2	9.0	10.3	1046	1.3	23.2	270	341	181
TX_3	84.8	10.5	1120	0.9	16.7	653	270	77
TX_4	139.1	10.3	850	0.9	22.6	332	216	462
TX_5	143.7	10.0	923	0.9	30.9	332	92	576
TX_6	157.2	10.2	747	1.4	46.7	478	131	391

EC: electrolytic conductivity; ^bWHC: water holding capacity.