Haloterrigena sp. Strain SGH1, a Bacterioruberin-Rich, Perchlorate-Tolerant Halophilic Archaeon Isolated From Halite Microbial Communities, Atacama Desert, Chile

An extreme halophilic archaeon, strain SGH1, is a novel microorganism isolated from endolithic microbial communities colonizing halites at Salar Grande, Atacama Desert, in northern Chile. Our study provides structural, biochemical, genomic, and physiological information on this new isolate living at...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nataly Flores, Sebastián Hoyos, Mauricio Venegas, Alexandra Galetović, Lidia M. Zúñiga, Francisca Fábrega, Bernardo Paredes, Camila Salazar-Ardiles, Claudia Vilo, Carmen Ascaso, Jacek Wierzchos, Virginia Souza-Egipsy, Jorge E. Araya, Ramón Alberto Batista-García, Benito Gómez-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00324/full