Open Access16S rRNA Gene Diversity in Ancient Gray and Pink Salt from San Simón Salt Mines in Tarija, Bolivia
Author(s) -
Wolf T. Pecher,
Fabiana Lilian Martínez,
Priya DasSarma,
Daniel Guzmán,
Shiladitya DasSarma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.00820-20
Subject(s) - 16s ribosomal rna , amplicon , biology , snapshot (computer storage) , salt lake , ribosomal rna , gene , genetics , paleontology , polymerase chain reaction , structural basin , computer science , operating system
DNA from 250 million-year-old pink and gray salts from mines in Tarija, Bolivia, subjected to 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and analysis provided evidence for similar but distinct prokaryotic communities. The results constitute a snapshot of archaeal and bacterial microorganisms in these remote and ancient salt deposits.