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: Received: 2 September 2024 / Approved: 3 September 2024 / Online: 4 September 2024 (12:51:45 CEST)
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Vilo, C.; Fabrega, F.; Gómez-Silva, B. Microbial Biodiversity in Amuyo Ponds Sediments, Three Andean Hydrothermal Lagoons in Northern Chile. Preprints2024, 2024090286. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0286.v1
Vilo, C.; Fabrega, F.; Gómez-Silva, B. Microbial Biodiversity in Amuyo Ponds Sediments, Three Andean Hydrothermal Lagoons in Northern Chile. Preprints 2024, 2024090286. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0286.v1
Vilo, C.; Fabrega, F.; Gómez-Silva, B. Microbial Biodiversity in Amuyo Ponds Sediments, Three Andean Hydrothermal Lagoons in Northern Chile. Preprints2024, 2024090286. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0286.v1
APA Style
Vilo, C., Fabrega, F., & Gómez-Silva, B. (2024). Microbial Biodiversity in Amuyo Ponds Sediments, Three Andean Hydrothermal Lagoons in Northern Chile. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0286.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Vilo, C., Francisca Fabrega and Benito Gómez-Silva. 2024 "Microbial Biodiversity in Amuyo Ponds Sediments, Three Andean Hydrothermal Lagoons in Northern Chile" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0286.v1
Abstract
Amuyo Ponds (AP) are a group of three hydrothermal lagoons located at 3,700 m above sea level, in a pre-Andean setting at the Atacama Desert. Each pond shows a conspicuous green, red, or yellow coloration, and discharge waters rich in arsenic and boron into the Caritaya River (Camarones Basin, Arica and Parinacota Region, in northern Chile). Microorganisms at these ponds are subjected to harsh environmental conditions, and microbial composition and diversity in Amuyo Ponds sediments are unknown. Then, microbial life colonizing AP sediments was explored by metagenomics analyses. This approach showed a highly diverse microbial life dominated by members of the Bacterial Domain (nearly 800 bacterial genome sequences) and includes sequences associated to Archaea, Eukarya, and viruses. We also report putative functional capabilities related to virulence and defense genes, and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. Thirteen bacterial and fourteen virus metagenome-assembled genomes were reconstructed and are here informed. This work expands our knowledge on the richness of microorganisms in AP and open further studies on the ecology and genomics of this striking Andean geosite.
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