Characterizing the microbial metagenome of calcareous stromatolite formations in the San Felipe Creek in the Anza Borrego Desert-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Characterizing the microbial metagenome of calcareous stromatolite formations in the San Felipe Creek in the Anza Borrego Desert

Published:2024-04-11 Issue:4 Volume:13 Page:
ISSN:2576-098X
Container-title:Microbiology Resource Announcements
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Resour Announc

Author:

Stancheva Rosalina¹²^ORCID,Sethuraman Arun³^ORCID,Khadivar Hossein¹^ORCID,Archambeau Jenna¹⁴,Caughran Ella¹⁵,Chang Ashley¹⁶,Hunter Brad¹,Ihenyen Christian¹⁷,Onwukwe Marvin¹⁸^ORCID,Palacios Dariana¹⁹,La Prairie Chloe¹¹⁰,Read Nicole¹,Tsang Julianna¹¹¹^ORCID,Vega Brianna¹,Velasquez Cristina¹,Zhang Xiaoyu¹,Becket Elinne¹^ORCID,Read Betsy¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California, USA

2. Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

3. Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA

4. Department of Chemistry, American University, Washington, DC, USA

5. Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA

6. Department of Mathematics, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

7. Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington DC, USA

8. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

9. Department of Biosciences, Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, New York, USA

10. Department of Biology, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, USA

11. Department of Biological Sciences, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, USA

Abstract

ABSTRACT We describe the metagenome composition, community functional annotation, and prokaryote diversity in calcareous stromatolites from a dry stream bed of the San Felipe Creek in the Anza Borrego Desert. Analyses show a community capable of nitrogen fixation, assimilatory nitrate reduction, biofilm formation, quorum sensing, and potential thick-walled akinete formation for desiccation resistance.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/mra.00881-23

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