High-up: a remote reservoir of microbial extremophiles at Central Andean Wetlands

High-up: a remote reservoir of microbial extremophiles at Central Andean Wetlands

The Central Andes region displays unexplored ecosystems of shallow lakes and salt flats at mean altitudes of 3,700 m. Being isolated and hostile, these so-called High-Altitude Andean Lakes (HAAL) are pristine and have been exposed to little human influence. HAAL proved to be a rich source of microbe...

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Main Authors: Virginia Helena Albarracín, Daniel eKurth, Omar Federico Ordoñez, Carolina eBelfiore, Eduardo eLuccini, Graciela eSalum, Ruben ePiacentini, Maria Eugenia Farias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Astrobiology
microbe
extremophiles
Genomes
Central Andes
Microbialites
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01404/full

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