Assessment of the plasmidome of an extremophilic microbial community from the Diamante Lake, Argentina

Abstract Diamante Lake located at 4589 m.a.s.l. in the Andean Puna constitutes an extreme environment. It is exposed to multiple extreme conditions such as an unusually high concentration of arsenic (over 300 mg L−1) and low oxygen pressure. Microorganisms thriving in the lake display specific genot...

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Main Authors: María Florencia Perez, Luis Alberto Saona, María Eugenia Farías, Anja Poehlein, Friedhelm Meinhardt, Rolf Daniel, Julián Rafael Dib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00753-1