Socompa Lake Stromatolite Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing

With the altitude of 3570 m, this is so far the highest site where actively forming non-lithified stromatolites have been found, located at the shore of a volcanic, alkaline lake Socompa (Argentina). These microbial communities are a hotspot of biodiversity thriving under harsh environmental conditions that might be compared to Early Earth. This study uses a WGS strategy to understand the unique community composition and the mechanisms used by their members to withstand the extreme environment.

位于海拔3570米的地区，迄今为止，该地已成为发现正在积极形成且尚未固结的层状叠层石的最高地点，该叠层石位于阿根廷索科马帕（Socompa）火山性碱性湖泊的湖岸。这些微生物群落是生物多样性的热点，在恶劣的环境条件下蓬勃发展，其环境条件可与早期地球相媲美。本研究采用全基因组测序（WGS）策略，以探究该独特群落组成及其成员抵御极端环境的机制。