Metagenomic profiling of halites from the Atacama Desert: an extreme environment with natural perchlorate does not promote high diversity of perchlorate reducing microorganisms.
Salinibacter
Atacama Desert
Halites
Metagenomics
Perchlorate reduction
Journal
Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions
ISSN: 1433-4909
Titre abrégé: Extremophiles
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9706854
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 Apr 2024
25 Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
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08
2023
accepted:
12
04
2024
medline:
26
4
2024
pubmed:
26
4
2024
entrez:
25
4
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We surveyed the presence of perchlorate-reducing microorganisms in available metagenomic data of halite environments from the Atacama Desert, an extreme environment characterized by high perchlorate concentrations, intense ultraviolet radiation, saline and oxidizing soils, and severe desiccation. While the presence of perchlorate might suggest a broad community of perchlorate reducers or a high abundance of a dominant taxa, our search reveals a scarce presence. In fact, we identified only one halophilic species, Salinibacter sp003022435, carrying the pcrA and pcrC genes, represented in low abundance. Moreover, we also discovered some napA genes and organisms carrying the nitrate reductase nasB gene, which hints at the possibility of cryptic perchlorate reduction occurring in these ecosystems. Our findings contribute with the knowledge of perchlorate reduction metabolism potentially occurring in halites from Atacama Desert and point towards promising future research into the perchlorate-reducing mechanism in Salinibacter, a common halophilic bacterium found in hypersaline ecosystems, whose metabolic potential remains largely unknown.
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pubmed: 38664270
doi: 10.1007/s00792-024-01342-6
pii: 10.1007/s00792-024-01342-6
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perchlorate
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eng
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Organisme : Consejo Nacional de Humanidades Ciencias y Tecnologías
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Organisme : Consejo Nacional de Humanidades Ciencias y Tecnologías
ID : 570049-2022-2023
Organisme : Consejo de Ciencia y Tecnología del Estado de Morelos
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