Synonyms
Crystallizer metagenome; Solar saltern metagenome
Definition
Here, “brine metagenome” is the metagenome (i.e., sum of genomes) of the microbes inhabiting the water from the different hypersaline ponds of solar salterns. These are artificial systems built to obtain salt from sea water for commercial purposes. Sometimes, the salterns are fed with halite deposits of ancient origin not currently connected to the sea.
Introduction
Multi-pond solar salterns are artificial systems constructed to concentrate salt from seawater. They consist of a series of interconnected ponds that are fed at the beginning of the circuit with seawater. As the seawater flows through the ponds, brines of different concentrations are produced, each inhabited by a different assemblage of microorganisms. The marine microbiota is replaced trough the circuit by halophiles and extreme halophiles. At the end of the circuit, the community is dominated by extremely halophilic Archaea and, to a minor extent, Bacteria...
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Anton, J., Martínez-García, M., Santos, F. (2015). Brine Pools, Metagenomics of. In: Highlander, S.K., Rodriguez-Valera, F., White, B.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Metagenomics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7475-4_34
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