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  • Microbiology
  • Environmental Science
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Hypersaline environments harbor unique microbial communities.
  • Previous studies have focused on dominant species, potentially overlooking novel groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the microbial communities of two hypersaline saltern ponds.
  • To identify novel microbial groups using metagenomic and single-cell genomic approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Pyrosequencing of metagenomes from intermediate (19%) and saturated (37%) salinity ponds.
  • Metagenomic assembly to reconstruct genomes of abundant microbes.
  • Single-cell genomics (Multiple Displacement Amplification) for detailed analysis of a novel archaeon.

Main Results:

  • Confirmed dominance of Haloquadratum walsbyi but identified previously unsuspected abundant microbial groups.
  • Discovered a novel, abundant group of low GC Actinobacteria, related to freshwater species.
  • Assembled genomes of three new abundant microbes: a low-GC euryarchaeon, a high-GC euryarchaeon, and a gammaproteobacterium.
  • Single-cell genomics of the low-GC euryarchaeon suggests a photoheterotrophic, polysaccharide-degrading lifestyle and links to Nanohaloarchaea.

Conclusions:

  • Metagenomic and single-cell genomic approaches are powerful tools for discovering novel microbes in extreme environments.
  • Hypersaline salterns harbor greater microbial diversity than previously recognized, including novel low GC Actinobacteria and unique archaeal lineages.