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Oren A, Göker M. Validation List no. 215. Valid publication of new names and new combinations effectively published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74. [PMID: 38299482 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Aharon Oren
- The Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, 9190401 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Veloso M, Waldisperg A, Arros P, Berríos-Pastén C, Acosta J, Colque H, Varas MA, Allende ML, Orellana LH, Marcoleta AE. Diversity, Taxonomic Novelty, and Encoded Functions of Salar de Ascotán Microbiota, as Revealed by Metagenome-Assembled Genomes. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2819. [PMID: 38004830 PMCID: PMC10673233 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Salar de Ascotán is a high-altitude arsenic-rich salt flat exposed to high ultraviolet radiation in the Atacama Desert, Chile. It hosts unique endemic flora and fauna and is an essential habitat for migratory birds, making it an important site for conservation and protection. However, there is limited information on the resident microbiota's diversity, genomic features, metabolic potential, and molecular mechanisms that enable it to thrive in this extreme environment. We used long- and short-read metagenomics to investigate the microbial communities in Ascotán's water, sediment, and soil. Bacteria predominated, mainly Pseudomonadota, Acidobacteriota, and Bacteroidota, with a remarkable diversity of archaea in the soil. Following hybrid assembly, we recovered high-quality bacterial (101) and archaeal (6) metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), including representatives of two putative novel families of Patescibacteria and Pseudomonadota and two novel orders from the archaeal classes Halobacteriota and Thermoplasmata. We found different metabolic capabilities across distinct lineages and a widespread presence of genes related to stress response, DNA repair, and resistance to arsenic and other metals. These results highlight the remarkable diversity and taxonomic novelty of the Salar de Ascotán microbiota and its rich functional repertoire, making it able to resist different harsh conditions. The highly complete MAGs described here could serve future studies and bioprospection efforts focused on salt flat extremophiles, and contribute to enriching databases with microbial genome data from underrepresented regions of our planet.
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- Marcelo Veloso
- Grupo de Microbiología Integrativa, Laboratorio de Biología Estructural y Molecular BEM, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (M.V.); (A.W.); (P.A.); (C.B.-P.); (J.A.); (H.C.); (M.A.V.)
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- Grupo de Microbiología Integrativa, Laboratorio de Biología Estructural y Molecular BEM, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (M.V.); (A.W.); (P.A.); (C.B.-P.); (J.A.); (H.C.); (M.A.V.)
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- Grupo de Microbiología Integrativa, Laboratorio de Biología Estructural y Molecular BEM, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (M.V.); (A.W.); (P.A.); (C.B.-P.); (J.A.); (H.C.); (M.A.V.)
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- Grupo de Microbiología Integrativa, Laboratorio de Biología Estructural y Molecular BEM, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (M.V.); (A.W.); (P.A.); (C.B.-P.); (J.A.); (H.C.); (M.A.V.)
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- Grupo de Microbiología Integrativa, Laboratorio de Biología Estructural y Molecular BEM, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (M.V.); (A.W.); (P.A.); (C.B.-P.); (J.A.); (H.C.); (M.A.V.)
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- Grupo de Microbiología Integrativa, Laboratorio de Biología Estructural y Molecular BEM, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (M.V.); (A.W.); (P.A.); (C.B.-P.); (J.A.); (H.C.); (M.A.V.)
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- Grupo de Microbiología Integrativa, Laboratorio de Biología Estructural y Molecular BEM, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (M.V.); (A.W.); (P.A.); (C.B.-P.); (J.A.); (H.C.); (M.A.V.)
- Millenium Institute Center for Genome Regulation, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile;
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- Millenium Institute Center for Genome Regulation, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile;
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstr. 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany;
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- Grupo de Microbiología Integrativa, Laboratorio de Biología Estructural y Molecular BEM, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (M.V.); (A.W.); (P.A.); (C.B.-P.); (J.A.); (H.C.); (M.A.V.)
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