Bison Pool Environmental Genome. hot springs metagenome

This is a single sequencing project that took samples from 5 sites in Yellowstone. These sites are sampled along the outflow channel of a single hot-spring, thus linking their geochemical and biological diversity. The purpose of our project was to seek a more direct understanding of the connection between geochemical parameters and the microbial community. Samples were taken from 5 contiguous sites along the outflow channel of "Bison Pool", an alkaline hot spring in the Sentinel Meadows of Yellowstone National Park. Site 1 - 92.1 degrees C; Site 2 - 78.6 degrees C; Site 3 - 67.5 degrees C; Site 4 - 66.2 degrees C; Site 5 - 56.1 degrees C.